Louis XV Marbled Ceramic Salad / Dessert Plate (8in/20.5cm)

Louis XV Marbled Ceramic Salad / Dessert Plate (8in/20.5cm)Aptware is key to an artistic tablescape, which is why we visited a workshop in the Provencal town of Apt to hand select our very own selection. The 18th century technique used to create this fanciful faence is called terre mle, which is the process of infusing clay with coloured oxides. Several hours follow, as theyre then sculpted, stamped, dried, sanded and fired. No two are the same, as the colours and patterns vary slightly from one creation to

Handcrafted in Italy from walnut wood and leather

complete with polished flat cuts

so particularly strong mixes like the tried-and-true Martini would be best served in smaller glasses – that’s why this set arrives in the original antique size

this Billings cushion reworks the brand's signature chevron with a Seventies-inspired geometric jacquard

Silvia Furmanovich expanded her collection of wearable art to include home-design objects such as this small tray

with a sunset colour palette and an exaggerated handle reminiscent of a tankard or stein from a bygone era

while the colourful miligrana effect brings colour and joy to any desk or worktop

as Vietri sul Mare is where its workshop has been based since 1850

they'll transport you to a pastoral country garden – even if you are just in your kitchen

Lend your at-home bar a 1950s touch with these vintage decanters

clean-lined ridges

Feldspar ice cream bowls in Cornwall clay and bone ash are slip-cast by hand in plaster moulds