Was it as simple as being stuck at home during this pandemic, or was it something else that triggered the current global obsession with table setting? Too long taken for granted, the dinner table has shifted into view as host of the new totems of style and indulgence: all of those superstar stacked plates, natty linens and napkins, filigree cutlery, and vessels overflowing with sculptural florals.
It’s not even about the food anymore. My Instagram feed is crammed with tables dressed in everything from the most disciplined monotone, minimalist set-ups to joyous, kitschy, mismatched tabletops. I trawl cutlery sites constantly. My most recent interiors purchase was more plates (more plates!) – a set of entrée dishes adorned with lobsters, scallop shells and hand-painted parsley from The Boathouse Home (see page…
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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2021