A TABLE SETTING TO BE PROUD OF
Dinner parties and summer soirées are as popular as ever, especially here in southern Spain where we can enjoy dining outdoors with family and friends for most of the year. Bringing people together over a meal is one of the joys of life – sharing jokes, romantic moments and deep conversations over home-cooked food. “Tablescaping” has become quite a buzzword in the design world in recent years, as the tableware market has exploded with inspiring new collections. Whether you prefer a formal setting or a more casual, rustic look, the way you style your table is just as important as the cuisine you serve. They say you eat with your eyes, so it is all part of the dining experience. Even though classic white tableware will always have a place in formal dining, mixing up colours and styles is increasingly popular, giving a more playful and relaxed look. Combining vintage with contemporary pieces or luxury with boho – anything goes – so have fun creating a table that will show off your individual style to guests.
The Teema tableware collection from Iittala is simplistic yet highly durable and timelessly stylish. Shown here with their Kastehelmi tumblers, Essence wine glasses and Valkea tealight holders (www.iittala.com) .
Designed by Laila Gohar for Hay, the Sobreme sa jug is beautifully hand-painted, making every piece unique. The jug is dishwasher, microwave, and food-safe and can be used for serving beverages or holding flowers. It is shown here with Hay’s Stripe vase. Hay is available through Gunni & Trentino in Marbella Club (www.gunnitrentino.es) .
Eva Solo’s vacuum serving jug, in their “gold en sand” colour palette, has a patented drip-free stainless-steel pouring lip. Eva Solo is available from Escandi Design (www.escandidesign.com) and Your Home Styling in Centro Nórdico, both situated on the Mijas Road (www.yourhomestyling.com) .
Sicily by Ottolenghi for Serax is a stoneware collection that emerged from a collabo ration between British-Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi and good friend Ivo Bisignano, who is an artist. This exuberant collection comprises four hand-painted ceramic vases that can also serve as jugs. Serax is available from Alison Bethell-Collins Interior Design in Avenida del Mediterráneo, San Pedro de Alcán tara (www.alisonbethellcollins.com) , and through Metamorfoza Home Interiors showroom in Polígono Industrial Nueva Campana 53 in Nueva Andalucía (www.home-metamorfoza.com) and UDesign in Pol. Ind. San Pedro de Alcántara (www.udesign.es) .
THE ELEGANCE OF CANDLES
Inspired by the original 1960 design of an altar candle for a modernist church, the Copenhagen candle holder by Georg Jensen is crafted from mirror-polished stainless-steel. The clean lines and minimalist design cre ate a sophisticated look (www.georgjensen.com) .
The iconic Kubus candleholder from By Lassen is minimalist in its design but with a strong graphic pres ence. Functional and contemporary, the Kubus comes in many versions and its clean lines make it suitable for any table setting (www.bylassen.com).
The handmade Shadow T-Light collec tion by Specktrum is a luxurious and playful solid crystal glass candleholder (www.specktrum.eu) .
