The tableware is one of those things that’s not really important but it is interesting when you dig into it and now you add JK’s brother to it so does that make it more meaningful or less? Idk? The company makes all of their stuff by hand in Italy and I searched and they don’t make their stuff available to buy at other retail outlets so it’s unlikely that they both just happened buy the exact same dishes so my guess has always been that Tae bought two sets of the of the Fondaco and gave one to Jk mostly because I can’t explain why they would share one set of dishes.
Also JK’s brothers plates look like they could be from the Ducale collection but it’s kind of hard for me to tell because those 2 collections look so similar to me so maybe someone else can look and see if they can tell them apart.
https://vbccasa.com/en/collections
I think the glaze is the only difference between the two sets. Ducale is a regular glaze and Fondaco is a reactive glaze. There's also Incanto but it's pure white and none of what they've posted looks crisp white.
Ducale has a more uniform finish and Fondaco has the patina/texture. The pieces are all very similar, barring nuance in the hand finishing but you can see how there's more bronzey colour and depth in the Fondaco:
Hard to tell which set they have but I think the patina is missing from Taekook's collection so I'm Team Ducale.
JK posted Ducale mug in Stone:
And they both posted Ducale side bowls in stone:
JK posted Ducale bowl in teal:
And Ducale plate in stone:
JKs brother posted Ducale plate in teal:
Tae posted this bowl in stone but I can't find the match:
It's hard to tell though when the website doesn't have individual product photos and detail isn't clear.
Honestly, I think JK is the commonality here and that he owns a mix of stone and teal and sometimes this tableware has been on Taehyung's marble dining table.
We're not really learning much here, to be honest, but I've had a delightful time matching crockery up ☺️