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Baci Milano Versailles porcelain teapot, sugar bowl, tea cups and oval tray with Toile de Jouy print, styled flat-lay on a deep navy backdrop

Saudi National Day Hosting: Green & White Tablescapes

A practical, design-led guide to hosting Saudi National Day at home — green-and-white palette ideas, Italian tableware picks, and gifting cues for a Riyadh or Jeddah villa table on September...

Italian porcelain dinner service with jungle and bird motifs on a round white pedestal table in a Riyadh villa formal salon setting

Riyadh Villa Hosting: Italian Tableware for KSA Homes

Riyadh villa hosting moves between restrained majlis sittings and long family lunches that fill the day. Italian tableware — Baci Milano's Mamma Mia and Versailles porcelain, Mario Luca Giusti's Pancale...

Mamma Mia showroom alcove with embroidered floral cushions, hand-painted Italian porcelain plates, jugs and teapots in joyful colours, and folded embroidered table textiles below.

How to Create a Welcoming Majlis Atmosphere in Your Home

A welcoming majlis atmosphere is built in layers — low seating, soft lamplight, a story-led centre table and an Arabic coffee service that signals the visit has begun. This guide...

Translucent red and yellow acrylic tumblers with cold-pressed juice carafes beside tropical fruit on a cake stand at an outdoor table.

Luxury Desert Picnic: What to Bring for Dune Dining

A pack list for hosting a refined desert picnic between October and April — Italian melamine, acrylic stemware and polycarbonate barware that travel light, survive the sand, and turn a...

Baci Milano Versailles Toile de Jouy collection displayed in an arched alcove — blue-and-cream embroidered cushions, scenic plates, vases and a teapot on wooden shelves.

Diwaniya Tableware: Elegant Hosting for Kuwait Villas

The Kuwaiti diwaniya is its own hosting language — slower than a dinner, longer than a coffee. This guide curates Italian porcelain, Murano glass and embroidered textiles that dress the...

Layered Italian tablescape with white embossed porcelain on a cobalt charger, deep blue Mario Luca Giusti goblets, gold cutlery, and an embroidered jewel-motif red and gold tablecloth.

Italian Middle Eastern Table Setting: A Gulf Host's Guide

A villa-host guide to layering Italian porcelain shapes with Gulf hospitality rituals — dates platters, Arabic coffee service, fragrance and floor seating — using Baci Milano and Stories of Italy...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Stories of Italy serving cart styled with festive red Murano vessels, white textured vase and a draped gift ribbon

Housewarming Gift Ideas: 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 —...

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...