Welcome to Italy! This month, Banyan Tree salutes the talents of Europe by offering a cornucopia of new products with special emphasis on Italian tableware. We introduce three ranges of fine bone china, the first of which, Giorno, is a striking black and white country flora pattern. Each piece in this dinner service has a different element of the main pattern and all co-ordinate beautifully. The fact that each type of plate has a different design adds interest to the range and adds to the versatility and novelty of this style. The I Fiori range is a stunning palette of springtime flowers. The dinner plate takes a bird's eye view of a dazzling red and white flower while the side plate highlights a gaily coloured bouquet. They're so pretty they can even be hung on the wall! The Firenze range of bone china has a more restrained classical fruit and floral design on a marbled background. The design is much more formal, writhe rich dark colours on a silver grey. Again, each type of plate has a slightly different, though co-ordinating, pattern. The regal Collezione Impero makes a welcome reappearance. This service features ivory-coloured square plates with an imperial blue design that emphasises a traditional scroll motif. The set consists of dinner and side plates, soup bowl, milk jug, and sugar bowl. There are also matching candlesticks, a quiche pan, cake plate, and two sizes of rectangular plates complete with wooden heat resistant holders. Also in the Italian ceramics range, we have two additional services. The Manila Glacier is perfect for recreating an Italian country setting, with its marigold and royal blue floral design. Or choose the elegant Melograno cream coloured dinner service with raised fruit pattern around the edge. The great advantage of this design is that you can add it to your existing service piece by piece. Drop by any Banyan Tree for inspirations. To complement these dinner services, we have Italian style water, wine and champagne glasses with either a cobalt or green ring round the base. There are also co-ordinating Italian flatware made with high quality stainless steel. The handles are made of resin and comes in four classic colours - cobalt, burgundy, greenwood and ivory. At $400 a six-piece place set, it's becoming very popular! Order any eight person place setting consisting of 32 pieces or more and we will give you a 10% discount off these fabulous new ranges. VIPs are entitled to an additional 5% off. Banyan Tree can be found at: Central: 214 Prince's Building. Tel. 2523-5561 Causeway Bay: 716 Times Square. Tel: 2506-3815 Repulse Bay: 112 The Repulse Bay Complex. Tel. 2592-8721 Kowloon: 257 Ocean terminal. Tel: 2703-6631