World at Your Table (Hardcover)

Hardcover. For her second Rizzoli book, well-known interior designer, consummate hostess, and world traveler Stephanie Stokes presents inspiring tables set with irresistible items accumulated on her far-flung journeys that will help you create imaginative tabletops.The World at Your Table features transporting tablescapes set with evocative, eye-catching, and exotic items this adventurous spirit has gathered over the years. To enliven her tabletops, Stokes creates experiences in miniature using china, glassware, linens, candlesticks, and cutlery from such widely different destinations as Japan, Cartagena, Budapest, and London.Each conjures the spirit of a particular place: Palm Beachs tropical lushness, Provences remarkable charm, Portugals artisanal refinement, and so much more. By pairing her travel photography with the featured tables, she illustrates how incorporating the treasures collected on ones travels can capture, express, and spark fresh memories at home.Throughout, Stokes discusses the design principles that inform her choicesfrom color palettes to indigenous materials. There is also a section on storage. This enchanting tabletop survey is for those who love design, entertaining, and traveland the idea of incorporating beloved things purchased from far and wide into impressionistic tabletops. For her second Rizzoli book, well-known interior designer, consummate hostess, and world traveler Stephanie Stokes presents inspiring tables set with irresistible items accumulated on her far-flung journeys that will help you create imaginative tabletops. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…