RayFTis true. That logo makes them look ridiculous. The style is fine, but setting a table with these pieces is akin to wearing jeans with "Levis" plastered across the entire backside. They've also plopped that ugly thing right where a monogram would be engraved, if you were inclined to such things. If they're trying to blaze some sort of design trail, I'd put this in the fail category.
PennMakes me wonder if they weren't a short-run made up for a trade show or some other marketing function--or to keep the employees at the factory from taking them home in their lunchboxes?