The Chilewich Ray Tray will have your fruits and vegetables on display just as you want it to be, and just as it should be. The 19-inch-tall Ray Tray’s sloping stainless-steel frame holds three separate trays, made of a flexible nylon-Lycra blend. The tiered trays, which are removable and machine-washable, allow fruit and vegetables to breathe.

Why hide them in your fridge while you can simply put them on display in this unique tray, and enjoy not only its fine design but also the vibrant colors of all the fruits and veggies. Here is a simple item that can spice up and bring your kitchen back to life with a simple use of everyday materials and nature’s colors. Continue reading →

I love serving salads. Between the different vegetables, garnishes and dressings there are endless combination you can make and you can always add meat, pasta, eggs or fish and the salad becomes a meal in itself.

Over the years, my collection of salad bowls has grown to include ethnic bowls from strange countries, vintage bowls from flea markets, minimalist designer bowls and cool bowls in all kinds of shapes and sizes. In short, anyone who wanted to bring me a gift would buy a bowl.

And then a friend of mine returned from Denmark and surprised me with a new original gift – salad tongs! And not just any tongs but these beautiful, combination salad spoons and tongs designed by Bent Falk. Continue reading →

The Multi Cup and Spoon is a series of cups in different sizes, designated to serve almost anything – tea, coffee, muesli, ice-cream or soup. Its elegant design, along with the special spot for your spoon, present a sophisticated way to serve your guests. Made of porcelain and accompanied with a stainless steel spoon, this set will brighten up your morning, launch and supper – anyway you like it. Continue reading →

You have to know how to play your way with table placemats – they could either be a total miss or spot on. With these gorgeous Faux Bois table placemat, from Chilewich, you can be assured you’re spot on!

These place mats bring a naturalistic driftwood effect to your table setting, hence the name faux bois (literally translates to “fake wood”); they are available in three digitally printed, simulated wood grains: Birch, Driftwood, and Walnut. As soon as you touch the material, you know that it’s easy to care for: durable, washable, and usable indoors and out. It’s like you’re eating right off the table. Continue reading →

Hot+Fresh is a vibrant, cheerful and happy range of cups – perfect for serving both hot and cold. Inside it is white, outside is any color you want. Designed for both uses, you can mix it up as you please – whether it’s pink or blue, yellow or green. It could serve as the perfect setting for serving ice cream in the summer, or setting up a sweet chocolate souffle finale at the end of a dinner party. Inside it’s white, but outside it’s stylishly hot! Continue reading →

It’s always sweet to find a new way to look at everyday things, and the Zucch Sugar Dispenser from Alessi is certainly original. Alessi have once again managed to turn an ordinary everyday item into a fine beautiful object. This dispenser is both fun and elegant and fits perfectly into any tea (or coffee) ceremony, whether I use my everyday porcelain mugs or my grandmothers’ fine china teacups decorated with gold and roses. Continue reading →

These four shiny stars connected by an elegant chain is actually a trivet, intended to guard your table from hot dishes. Whenever I want to serve hot food in boiling saucepans or hot oven trays I just grab the chain of stars, which I keep hanging from a hook alongside my other kitchen utensils, and throw it on the table.

It’s fun to see how every time the stars fall in a different shape and I can easily adjust them to accommodate different sized pans. Once the stars are arranged to my liking they form the perfect base on which to place the dish. The stars are each 3.2 cm X 3.2 cm and are made of Chrome plated Zamac. The chain connecting them is 60cm long and they actually look like “table jewelry”. Continue reading →

Table setting is where you can really let your imagination go free. With the PopMat you can let it go wild. Inspired by children’s pop-up books, these recycled paper placemats will add loads of charm to your table setting with a pop-up illustration and a place to write the name of your guests. These paper placements will definitely bring an added value of originality to your table – a decorative item full of inspiring design. Continue reading →

Setting the dinner table is all about imagination and inspiration. Really, there are no limits, and the Seawalk Salad Servers by Carl Martens is a living proof of that. These unique salad servers are a series of serving platters whose design is derived from the natural forms and structures of waves and sand.

This refreshing and unique interpretation of the beach, brought into your dining table, makes all the difference in the world; a combination between elegance and sophistication and extraordinary thinking outside the box. Your dining table will have an original twist, a hidden secret, a blurry image of peaceful stroll along the beach. Your guests will have a salad with a twist of a seaside mix. Continue reading →

These stylish log bowls are just perfect for adding a touch of nature and a spot of color without being too overpowering. Usually, whenever I go looking for new dishes I have to decide beforehand what look I’m going for: contemporary or traditional, industrial or natural, mass produced or hand-crafted.

My home-decor style is eclectic because I usually end up buying the things I like more than the things I “need” and most of all I’m not too fond of things that come in “sets”. When I saw these unique serving bowls I knew they were just perfect for me because they combine the natural beauty of trees with the sleekness of perfect color. Continue reading →