Journal

Stories of style, table setting and everyday Italian aesthetics with gift ideas, seasonal edits and design notes we truly value

Baci Milano Versailles Toile de Jouy porcelain plates, vases, teapot and cushions displayed on wooden shelves inside an arched alcove
Doha Luxury Tableware: Italian Pieces for Qatari Villas
A Doha-focused guide to hosting through the Italian table — Baci Milano porcelain and melamine, Stories of Italy Murano glass — calibrated for West Bay, Pearl Qatar and Lusail villa... Read more...
Red satin napkin tied with an ornate jewelled napkin ring, gold flatware and a red-and-cream patterned Italian porcelain plate set under warm candlelight.
Diwali Hosting in the UAE: An Italian Tableware Guide
Diwali tables in the UAE call for warmth, light and a saturated gold-and-red palette. This guide shows how Italian porcelain, Murano glass and Mediterranean prints can dress your villa for... Read more...
Gold Palla pitcher and amber Lente vase by Mario Luca Giusti arranged on a black surface with gold Arabic calligraphy patterns.
Bakhoor Presentation: Styling Home Fragrance Rituals
A considered bakhoor presentation turns a daily Gulf hosting ritual into the centrepiece of the majlis. Build the moment around a sculptural tray, a layered vessel grouping and a single... Read more...
Mediterranean-style summer table setting on a yacht with cobalt blue stems, red and white florals, and a silk headscarf
Outdoor Tableware Australia: Summer Picks for Dec–Feb
Six Italian outdoor pieces engineered for the Aussie summer — unbreakable, sun-resistant and beautiful enough for a styled backyard table. Each is a shatter-safer answer to porcelain and crystal, sized... Read more...
Stories of Italy serving cart styled with festive red Murano vessels, white textured vase and a draped gift ribbon
Best Housewarming Gifts 2026: Premium Picks for New Homes
A curated list of the best housewarming gifts 2026 has to offer, grouped by the home being celebrated — from a friend's first studio to a couple's forever house —... Read more...
Duccio Di Segna artisan grinding a blue and amber crystal piece in the Tuscan atelier
Colle di Val d'Elsa Crystal: Inside Italy's Crystal Town
Colle di Val d'Elsa is to crystal what Murano is to glass — a single Tuscan town where the craft has lived for seven centuries. This is how Duccio Di... Read more...
Duccio Di Segna amber crystal Horse's Head sculpture being rinsed by a master in the Tuscan atelier
Crystal Animal Sculptures: Symbolic Gifts with Real Meaning
A meaningful gift does two things at once. It pleases the eye on the day, and it earns its place on a shelf for the decade that follows. A crystal... Read more...
Stories of Italy Opaline White Olla Vase styled with gift-wrapped boxes on a stainless serving trolley for hosting and gifting
Luxury Murano Glass Gifts That Truly Stand Out
Finding murano glass gifts for someone who already owns everything is less about price and more about specificity. The right vase has to feel chosen — not picked off a... Read more...
Gulf hosting tablescape with cobalt-blue acrylic stems, a fresh fruit centrepiece, and an embroidered jewel-motif tablecloth set with Italian appetiser platters
Saudi Founding Day Hosting: A Riyadh Villa Guide
Saudi Founding Day hosting carries a different weight than the September celebrations. Marked on 22 February, it commemorates the establishment of the first Saudi state in 1727 — three centuries... Read more...
Premium outdoor place setting with white textured plates, cobalt-blue acrylic stem, gold cutlery, and a richly embroidered Gulf-cultural tablecloth — a desert-camp-ready hosting scheme
Desert Camping Tableware: A Gulf Host's Essentials Guide
A desert camp is not a compromise on hosting — it is a different theatre for the same craft. Between October and April, the dune evenings cool from a high... Read more...
Outdoor tablescape on a blue-and-white striped runner with fresh-fruit centrepiece, white textured plates and bowls, and cobalt-blue faceted acrylic stems — unbreakable Italian melamine and polycarbonate for backyard dining
Best Unbreakable Plates for Outdoor Use: A US Buyer's Guide
You set the table on the patio at six, and by ten there's a chip on the rim of your favourite porcelain plate. Someone's barefoot. The dog is enthusiastic. A... Read more...
Mario Luca Giusti gold Palla pitcher and amber Lente Tall Tumbler styled top-down on a black surface with gold Arabic calligraphy pattern for Gulf hosting
Mario Luca Giusti Acrylic: Florentine Synthetic Crystal
There is a moment, halfway through a long lunch on a Dubai villa terrace in February, when the sun catches the rim of a tumbler and refracts into a small... Read more...