Herend’s association with the English Royal Family began in 1851, when Queen Victoria ordered a dinner service having discovered the Hungarian brand at the Great Exhibition of London.

Herend hand painted porcelain has been enjoyed by many generations of the family since then, including, most recently, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Therefore in recognition of this connection, Herend has launched several limited edition pieces, in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee:

• The popular Apponyi pattern has been remade in a new and exclusive cobalt blue and gold combination.

• A regal knob in the shape of a crown sits atop the teapot, as part of a set, which includes sugar dish and cream jug.
  

• Only 60 sets will be available exclusively to the UK and each piece will be numbered accordingly. Set is priced at: £385.
• Co-ordinating teacups, saucers and tea plates complete the service.

• The production of these is limited to 500 pieces and the tea plates retail at £49.80 and £85.40 for the tea cups and saucers.

• All of the new pieces have EIIR painted by hand in gold on either the reverse or the side as well as the date and issue number.

Drinking tea from fine porcelain is the ideal way to enjoy your favourite brew and what could be better than a teacup fit for a Queen!

The Jubliee pieces will be available through UK Herend stockists from March 2012, including key London stockists:
Harrods ▪ Thomas Goode ▪ Fortnum & Mason ▪ Herend & Meissen, Walton Street.

To view the gorgeous Herend collections of fine china, please visit the website.

The Monogrammed Linen Shop has just launched a stunning new concept in dining linen - placemat and napkin sets for the table, created using a unique combination of paint and embroidery. All very innovative and completely elegant!

Each table mat and napkin set is unmatched in its intricate detail. Designs are bespoke – only your imagination can limit you!

This new style of dining linen was born because Anne Singer, who owns and runs MLS, was looking to create designs with depth, by incorporating shading.

She found a creative and innovative way to do this – by mixing two seemingly incompatible materials: paint and thread. This unusual combination is a truly exclusive innovation in dining linens.

Available solely from the Monogrammed Linen Shop, each tablemat and napkin set takes a month to create. Prices start from £180.

To view the gorgeous Monogrammed Linen Shop’s linen collections, please visit the website.

Tel: (020) 7589 4033

About
The Monogrammed Linen Shop is a leading luxury linen shop in London. For the past 28 years their Chelsea shop has provided classical and contemporary fine linens to clients from all over the world.

As quality is their first concern, the company will only use the most beautiful laces and embroideries, together with the finest Egyptian cottons, linens and silks to produce the sheet sets, table linens and towels.

The Egyptian cotton percale range starts at 300-thread count and is famous for its softness and crisp appearance.

Belle Amie a new collection, designed by iconic Swedish designer Marianne Westman has been added to the New House Textiles range of homewares….

Now in her 80’s, Marianne Westman, has always created pretty designs and products inspired by her immediate surroundings and Belle Amie was one of her first designs, drawn from wild flowers near her home.

A small-scale, cheerful flower print, it comes in the classic sky blue / bright white combination, which is such a perennial kitchen favourite.

Belle Amie brings a period look to the kitchen and is now available in a collection, which includes trays (from £21.96), oilcloth (£23.28 per metre, 150cm wide), paper napkins (£4.79) and a trivet (£17.28).

Belle Amie is part of the New House Textiles collection of Homewares, available to buy online.

The collection is very well priced, ranging from £4.56 for a set of stylish paper napkins, to £58.44 for a linen and cotton tablecloth, which will grace your table for years to come.

To view the complete New House Interior’s Belle Amie Homeware collection, please visit the website.

Emma Bridgewater has added to her popular Sampler Collection in the new Autumn catalogue, with a handy large dish, an elegant comport and some pretty kitchen textiles to name but a few.

Sampler is easy to fall in love with for collecting, but it’s also a pleasure to use every day, as it represents everything that’s cosy about being at home.

The pattern is one you’ll want to use for breakfast before school, with your children as you help with homework, or enjoying a chat with a girlfriend over a big mug of tea on a cold afternoon.

The Sampler Large Dish is a really useful piece, decorated with Emma’s favourite pattern, Sampler, which echoes her love of Victorian hand sponged pottery. The dish is just right for serving your favourite foods over lunch, or at an impromptu dinner party. £49.95.

Sampler Comport echos Emma’s love of Victorian sponge ware and is just ideal for holding a Victoria sponge cake. £59.95.

The Sampler Double Oven Glove is as practical as it is pretty. £13.

The cosy Sampler Cocoa Mug easily provides for a really generous cup of hot chocolate. Decorated with the sweet romantic lines of Sampler, this is a piece to treasure and would make a lovely and thoughtful gift. £21.95.

Visit the website to see the complete range of Emma Bridgewater’s charming Sampler Collection.

Tel: (0844) 243 9266

Brabantia is going for purple, as its latest trendy colourway, for their Get Together tableware, as well as coloured kitchen bins and corkscrews - they feel that there’s something deeply reassuring about the colour, a hue that exudes luxury, quality and success.

Or possibly it’s the warmth it produces that is so appealing, especially in the depths of winter when it’s cold and wet outside.

Purple is proving to be an extremely popular interiors look right now, so Brabantia has introduced the colour to a number of products in its collection this season.

Get Together
Brabantia’s important announcement this year was its launch of a complete tabletop collection for casual dining called Get Together.

The range features three contemporary colourways - purple. white and grey, as well as a range of materials - porcelain, stainless steel, wood, textiles and tactile silicon, making it effortless to ‘mix and match’ the colours, shapes and materials, to achieve the right look for your table.

• Featured here for Breakfast – a wooden party plate, purple table runner, porcelain bowl, silicon and steel egg cup, coffee mug, napkin ring, napkins and candleholders.

Porcelain
From dinner plates to breakfast bowls, cappuccino cups to tea mugs and even oven dishes to serving platters, there are 56 items to choose from, so no matter what the occasion, you’ll be confident serving any meal with this first-rate porcelain tableware. Prices start from £3.50 for a purple Dip Server.

Textiles
The Get Together collection also offers a wide selection of fine quality textiles including table linen and towels. Tablecloths, runners, napkins, kitchen and tea towels Etc. are all available in the three co-ordinating colours. Prices start from £5.95 for a purple napkin.

Cutlery
A modern-look set of cutlery (24-piece) in brushed steel is offered, as are a selection of serving spoons, salad servers and a cake server.
Flatware prices range from £11.50 for a cake server to £69.95 for a 24-piece set.

Accessories
Brabantia has brought together a collection of 24 stylish accessories. Stainless steel salt or pepper mills and crushers, napkin rings, candle holders and serving bowls Etc.
Price for a purple egg cup with matt steel dish, £10.95.

To view the complete Brabantia Get Together collection, please visit the website.

Tel: (0845) 602 4877 for stockists.

The Orrefors by Karl Lagerfeld collection - his first ever line of crystal, designed for the Swedish glass designer, will launch exclusively in Harrods on 15 September 2011, followed by Selfridges as well as independent retailers on 15 October 2011.

Knowing the artistic excellence of Orrefors to be comparable with the world of high fashion, Karl Lagerfeld designed a collection in his own image:

• Clean-lined, subtle and functional. The first members of the Lagerfeld crystal family are champagne flutes and coupes and wine, water and liqueur glasses.

• Transparent, black or milky white, sometimes engraved with the KL monogram, the series typifies the Karl Lagerfeld ethos of ultra-strict lines.

• And in the spirit of the designer’s well-known practicality, the series also includes monogrammed coasters, to prevent any trace of an errant drop on an immaculate tablecloth.

• Based on the same principle, the collection also features a large round bowl, a rectangular vase and a cylindrical vase, each poised on four crystal globes on transparent platforms.

• With its simple colour scale, its purity of lines and shapes, the flow of the material and the refinement of the details, each crystal contour of the Karl Lagerfeld series reflects timeless elegance.

The Karl Lagerfeld collection of Orrefors crystal will also be available in gift boxes containing pairs of monogrammed champagne flutes and separately sold boxes of engraved coasters to place under them.Prices for the Orrefors by Karl Lagerfeld collection range from £65 to £1,000.

The Orrefors glassworks has been a Swedish institution for over a century, carrying on the age-old tradition of hand-blown glass shaped by master artisans.

With its exquisite engravings, streamlined forms and colours ranging from delicate to rich, the Orrefors brand is one of the great symbols of Swedish design and luxury. It is a world-wide brand, gracing the finest tables such as the Swedish Royal Palace.

To View the exquisite Orrefors by Karl Lagerfeld collection, please visit the website.

Holly Lasseter creates and hand paints her fine china tableware collections at her home in Dorset.

If you fancy acquiring a piece of fine British craftsmanship, how about investing in a lovingly hand painted fine china tea set.

Holly’s designs are created from an original collection of botanical flowers, fruit and vegetables including insects and butterflies.

However, Holly is happy to discuss your personal requirements, as well as offering individual preferences with wording or any special motifs.

Every teacup tells a tale:

Standard collection prices - Teapots from £75, cups and saucers as featured here, from £38, plates from £25, large platters and bowls from £100.

All of the pieces are available online from the Holly Lasseter Designs website.

About

Holly has been hand painting fine china in her home in Dorset for over fifteen years.

Her collections range from one-off items, to complete dinner services, as well as tile pictures for kitchens and bathrooms.

Her timeless delicate designs are inspired by the natural world including flowers, fruit, vegetables and insects.

She deals exclusively with UK companies for her base china and for the supply, printing and make-up of her fabrics and textile products.

She also accepts private commissions – no task is too small or too great and she enjoys incorporating her clients’ special requests, to create truly unique pieces. You can even choose colours and designs to fit in with the interior decoration of your home.

To view Holly Lasseter’s charming collections of hand painted china, please visit the website.

Tel: (01305) 815784

Brabantia has announced the launch of a wide-ranging tabletop collection of contemporary porcelain, textiles, cutlery and accessories for casual dining.

Sharing a meal together is a central part of family life, and eating with friends is a great way to further expand friendships. Not only the quality of the food and drink you provide, but also the ambience you create around the table is important for success.

By creating ‘Get Together’ - one of the most comprehensive collections of porcelain, textiles, cutlery and accessories - Brabantia has made it easy for you to convey your individuality.

Featuring three contemporary colourways - white, grey and purple, as well as a range of materials - porcelain, stainless steel, wood, textiles and tactile silicon.

Porcelain
From dinner plates to breakfast bowls, cappuccino cups to tea mugs and even oven dishes to serving platters, there are 56 items to select from, and in a choice of sizes and colourways. Priced from £2.50 for a white Dip Server.

Textiles The Get Together collection also offers a wide selection of fine quality textiles including table linen and towels. Tablecloths, runners, napkins, kitchen and tea towels, are all available in co-ordinating colours. Prices start from £5.95 for a napkin.

Cutlery A modern set of cutlery (24-piece) in brushed steel is offered, as are a selection of serving spoons, salad servers and a cake server. Flatware prices range from £11.50 for a cake server to £69.95 for a 24-piece set.

Accessories Brabantia has assembled a collection of 24 stylish accessories. Stainless steel salt or pepper mills and crushers, napkin rings, candle holders and serving bowls and more……..
Prices start from £6.50 for a small candle holder.

Beautifully designed, elegant and highly flexible, Get Together can equally well be put to everyday use, as it can for a special anniversary.

Products shown in our picture include: purple and grey placemats, cake plates, porcelain serving bowls, espresso cups, party plate dip servers, napkins & cutlery.

Brabantia products are available from all leading retailers.

To view the complete collection of Brabantia’s Get Together ranges, please visit the website.
For stockist details Tel: (0845) 602 4877

New this spring, MENU of Denmark,s stylish kettle teapot created in elegant glass including a tea egg.

Now you can brew your favourite tea in style and watch until the colour is just right before serving…no more estimating!

Size:1.5 Litre. Product price: £44.95.

Now available online from Stylish Life; the company specialises in sourcing only the best quality designer home accessories and luxury gifts to suit all tastes, with a wide range from all over the world.

A family business based in Ammonford in Wales, founded in 2005 with good old fashion values, offering first class customer service and attention to detail.

To view Stylish Life’s enormous ranges of designer home accessories, please visit the website.

Tel: (01269) 822288

With summer parties and family celebrations on the horizon, it’s time to ensure that your favourite dinner and tea services are complete and if not buy replacements for any lost or broken pieces.

Or perhaps treat yourself to some special summer-theme china or delicate “Vintage Tea” items to ensure that your table looks beautiful.

A large selection is available from Chinasearch, who offer “Vintage Tea” china cake stands, tea sets, trios, teapots and jugs, many of which are exclusive:

• If the china you need for your existing service is no longer made, don’t fret, because Chinasearch offers a specialist, nationwide service that searches for and supplies discontinued patterns, to customers all over the UK and abroad.

• Chinasearch is the largest specialist china matching and replacement service in Europe, stocking items in more than 6000 patterns that have been discontinued from their huge selection of top quality china, Chinasearch can supply anything from a single item to a complete service.

• China is stocked from some 200 different makers, which include well known names such as Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester, Minton, Masons, Spode, Hornsea, Poole, Denby, Villeroy & Boch and Marks & Spencer.

• Chinasearch also offers an extensive range of styles and designs of brand new china from many renowned manufacturers, including Portmeirion, Royal Crown Derby, Spode, Churchill, Wedgwood and Johnson Brothers.

For more information about the Chinasearch service, or to order online, please visit the website

Tel: (01926) 512402.