article_snippet.sent: A hue of blue inspired by the waters of Hawaii is a prominent feature of the Michelle Obama's state china service being unveiled by the White House.
article_snippet.sent: Michelle Obama's office says Michelle Obama's chose what's being called 'Kailua Blue' to distinguish her family's china from the red, green, blue and yellow used on more recent state services.
article_snippet.sent: Went bright: Michelle Obama chose a bold, watery blue hue to accent her family's china .
article_snippet.sent: It's a modern and fresh color not previously seen on state chinas, but Michelle Obama's's main goal was to create a modern service that is completely compatible and interchangeable and usable with all the historic china services,' White House Curator William Allman said during a preview of Tuesday's state dinner.
article_snippet.sent: If you've seen our state dinners, our really do a lot of mixing and matching — sometimes because our really do not have enough, sometimes because our're trying to create a new modern, different, edgy kind of look,' Mrs. Obama told Architectural Digest last week when Mrs. Obama previewed the Obama state china for interior design journalists and bloggers. '
article_snippet.sent: This Kailua Blue to distinguish the Obama state china from the red, green, blue and yellow used on more recent state services .
article_snippet.sent: Mrs. Obama wanted The Obama state china service to have modern elements but also be practical, said the White House, which was unveiling it earlier than recent administrations.
article_snippet.sent: Early debut: Mrs. Obama wanted The Obama state china service to have modern elements but also be practical, said the White House, which was unveiling it earlier than recent administrations .
highlights_snippet.sent: Michelle Obama's office says Michelle Obama's chose the bold hue to distinguish Michelle Obama's family's china from the red, green, blue and yellow used on more recently .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The Michelle Obama's state china service consists of 11-piece place settings for 320 people and the blue appears on all pieces but the dinner plate .
  