Perfect Tables, signed by the author

Perfect Tables: Tabletop Secrets, Settings and Centrepieces for Delicious Dining

Ray Main originally trained as an architectural photographer, but now specializes in interiors photography. His work is regularly featured in leading interiors magazines, including House & Garden and French Elle, and newspapers such as The Sunday Times.

William Yeoward has a worldwide reputation for designing collections for the home. He is particularly known for his furniture and imaginative table settings where he puts to good use his collections of tableware, including crystal, lighting, linens and accessories. He has a store on Kings Road, London, and William Yeoward Crystal has a showroom on Madison Avenue, New York. William Yeoward Crystal has been granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment as Supplier of Crystal Glass to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. William lectures on design throughout the United States, and his work is featured in magazines such as ‘Southern Accents’, ‘Town and Country’, and ‘Elle Décor’ (for whom he is a contributing editor). Globally, he is regularly featured in British ‘House and Garden’ and ‘World of Interiors’, together with ‘Vogue Living’ and ‘Vogue Entertaining’ in Australia and Russian ‘AD’. William has written several lifestyle books on entertaining and interior design, including 'William Yeoward at Home', ‘William Yeoward’s American Bar’ and ‘Perfect Tables’. He lives in London and Gloucestershire, UK.