Spring 2026 trend: Tableware embraces the Sweet trend!

A table inspired by old-fashioned sweets

With Sweet, the world of tableware draws inspiration from fruity gummies, retro candies, and the sugary delights of childhood. The idea is to create a visual and tactile experience, halfway between contemporary design and joyful nostalgia. Everyday objects—plates, glasses, cutlery, and accessories—become almost sculptural pieces, as if taken from the display of an imaginary pastry shop.

This trend is driven by a strong intention: to re-enchant mealtimes, making them more emotional, playful, and immersive. The table is no longer purely functional—it tells a story and awakens the senses.

Color palette: pastel shades for a sweet table

Pastel shades are in! Pale blues, soft pinks, mint greens, light yellows, and lavenders… Gentle, sometimes tangy hues directly inspired by the candies and pastries of yesteryear.

This season, tableware invites us to create a joyful tableau, like a funfair! We play and indulge in cotton candy, marshmallows, popcorn, and creamy ice cream.

These delicate harmonies awaken the eye and bring light to spring table settings. The goal is to lighten the atmosphere and bring a cheerful freshness to interiors.

At Bourg Joli Malicorne or Géraldine Pinault Ceramics, plates take on a soft pink hue, while Manufacture de Couleuvre favors pastel blues, and Sarah Linda or Faiencerie de Gien lean toward greens.

Non Sans Raison brings everyone together with its plates and small bowls in multicolored pastel shades from the Sorbet collection, creating a beautiful powdered effect.

At Robert Haviland and C. Parlon, the tone will be a soft peach with the Lexington plate, yet all these pieces mix harmoniously on spring tables to create a delightful sweet palette.

A table set like a work of art with soft, plush shapes

Beyond the colors, Sweet stands out for its highly tactile approach. Shapes become smooth, round, and sinuous, as if the objects were molded from a soft material. An organic aesthetic that evokes both gentleness and a subtle sensuality.

The small plate by Dorothée Juilliard and the little bowls by Cécile Gasc and Sarah Linda perfectly capture this soft, almost malleable aspect.

The round, plush bowls from Fluid or J.L Coquet, reminiscent of little carousel saucers, add a gentle sensuality.

Cutlery handles also don pastel shades with a hint of tanginess, like candy canes—lavender at Sabre, blues at Capdéco , or Claude Dozorme with its evocatively named Berlingot line.

The 9.47 knife from Atelier Perceval has traded its winter-colored handle for a beautiful celadon green, pairing perfectly with silver-toned forks from Guy Degrenne’s Contour collection

Glass and fine porcelain, the perfect materials to express sugar.

This season places the spotlight on fine porcelain and glass, which particularly enhance pastel tones and luminous effects. The opalescent finish becomes a key feature: transparency, shine, and reflections lend the pieces an almost dreamlike quality.

At La Rochère, Duralex, and Fluid, it’s all about colour blocking in tangy shades of blue, pink, or green, while Luminarc and L’Atelier du Vin dare to combine two-tone palettes—lilac with orange or lilac with green—for a striking table effect.

Artistic motifs inspired by tachisme painting also make an appearance, such as Maison Gala’s white plate splashed with yellow or Cécile Gasc’s ramekin

Meanwhile, pieces with simple, rounded shapes—like the Fluid jug or the Jars oil cruet—add a touch of height to your sweet table.

With ‘Sucré’, tableware is becoming a world of emotion and presentation. Meals are adorned with poetry, objects become joyful and desirable, and everyday life is tinged with a confident sweetness.

More than just a decorating trend, Sucré reflects a desire to rediscover lightness, comfort, and pleasure in simple gestures. In spring 2026, the French table promises to be indulgent… with or without dessert.