commemorative plate

Los Angeles on a Plate

Filed under: Dining

This commemorative 12-inch serving plate has a map of downtown Los Angeles on it, complete with roads, freeways and various important buildings denoted in red. I wouldn't recommend using it as an actual road map if you're trying to get somewhere, but it makes a fantastic table accent and conversation piece. The orange and green markings are not smog, but are areas that are being developed as we speak (read/write). The plates were designed for the 2006 American Institute of Architects Convention, which took place in LA last month. Only 400 of the porcelain plates were produced. Price: $48.