Haute Surface

Houndstooth on your dinner table? Say wha? The Haute Surface Collection, designed by Jamie Salm of Mio, a series of interlocking shapes cut from cork, designed to be laid out trivet-style on your dining table. They come in two types, the ZigZag Set — reminiscent of a zipper or railroad — and the Houndstooth Set, my personal favorite. The pixelated look of the venerable fashion classic makes for a humorous addition to the dinner table. Each set comes as a set of 12 pieces (six light, six dark) and can be arranged in any configuration your heart desires. Mio recommends them for use as trivets, table runners, place mats, or even mouse pads — but since I don’t have much use for those, I’d be tempted to slap a few sets on the wall. We can only hope the next step from here is houndstooth flooring.