MY only question is why you're making dinnerware from asbestos.
I'm just waiting for support for procedurals so you don't have to do that using maps.
Interesting lighting on the, um...uh...thing. It looks like you've got almost-too-bright lighting, like the picture was taken with a flashbulb at a pretty close range or something. For some reason, that anchors it in reality a lot more than it might otherwise for me. Very cool.
I like the lighting setup on the dinnerware a lot. Very "catalogue" (It so impressed me, I even spelled "catalogue" with the extra "ue" at the end).