Some ideas to set your Christmas table with handcrafted luxury objects

Are you looking for ideas to lay your Christmas table? Setting the table is what Marinoni makes since 1970 and when it comes to Christmas, we've now acquired valuable experience. Let's prepare the Christmas table with handcrafted luxury objects by Marinoni. Here are some ideas!

Arctic white, glass and Evergreen

Our choices for a snowy and pure table setting are: a pristine white linen tablecloth, pewter and glass charger with beaded rim ,red wine glass, pewter and white glass dessert plate,  pewter and stainless steel cutlery, a white bear figurine (Maison du Monde), wooden hearts (Flying tiger) and fairy lights (Giustacchini Office Store)

Warm wood, pewter and ceramics

Our choices for a casual table: rustic wooden table, pewter round plate> - reproduction of the classic dish called "à venaison", dessert plate of pewter and ceramic, pewter bowl with handle, bowl of soup in the Sixteenth century style, glass for water made in pewter and glass , traditional pewter tumbler, sets of cutlery and candlesticks.

Marinoni inspires your Christmas

We’re starting to feel very festive and would like to share our mood-boards to inspire your Christmas decoration.

Scandinavian tradition is our guide and simplicity is the motto.

GREEN MOOD BOARD
Natural elements such as evergreen branches and trees and wood accessories, candles and window decoration.

RED MOOD BOARD
Natural hues like white, cream and silvery with pops of red.

WHITE MOOD BOARD
White color scheme with light wood, handmade biscuits and DIY decorations.

BLACK & WHITE MOOD BOARD
Scandi desing, geometric patterns, black&white

Featured products:

• Pewter candlesnuffer
• Pewter candle holder ø cm 11
• Pewter round large fruit bowl ø cm 35 - h cm 18,5
• Pewter and glass charger ø cm 34
• Pewter & ceramic dinner plate ø cm 28
• Pewter & stainless steel flatware
• Pewter & crystal wine tasting goblet h cm 18
• Pewter & glass water glass
• Pewter and glass dessert plate 
• Pewter tasting spoons
• Pewter & ceramic mug

Al Fresco Dinner | Cena all'aperto con Marinoni

Una cena all'aperto è l'esperienza che racchiude il sapore dell'estate, il bello del tempo passato insieme, in famiglia e tra amici, con spensieratezza e allegria. La luce del sole al tramonto, poi quella delle candele che ondeggia e proietta ombre in movimento sulla tavola, tra un piatto gustoso, una risata, le mani dei bambini. Con questi scatti fotografici abbiamo voluto trasmettervi le emozioni della cena all'aperto, utilizzando le creazioni Marinoni per la mise en place. Perché sono gli oggetti che ci circondano e il modo in cui li disponiamo, insieme alle persone con cui condividiamo lo spazio di vita, a fare la differenza sulla qualità del nostro tempo.

Al fresco dining is the experience that embodies the taste of summer, the carefree and merry moments we spend together as a family and among friends. The light of the setting sun, then the candles swaying and projecting moving shadows on the table, besides a tasty dish and the children's hands. With these photographs we intended to convey the excitement of outdoor dining, using Marinoni creations for the mise en place. Because we believe that the objects that surround us and the way we arrange them, as well as the people we share the living space with, make a difference in the quality of our life.

Oggetti Marinoni utilizzati per il set fotografico || Marinoni products used for these photos: http://www.peltro.com/en/summer-s-mood/al-fresco.html

How to set the table with the spring colors: 4 mood boards

Spring brings the colors back in our days, in our outfits, in the interior design and on the table. In order to leave the gloomy winter behind and open up the doors to spring as soon as possible, we can choose the objects that surround us and that we use everyday.

In this post we suggest 4 sets of Marinoni products, sorted by moodboards.

With the PINK we have:

• the pewter and ceramic charger
• a knife and a fork from this pewter and stainless steel flatware set
• the D.O.F. chunky glass
• the pewter shot glass featuring hare
• the pewter small pitcher with crests

With the BLUE the Marinoni product are:

• a traditional pewter plain charger, available with stamps on the rim
• a fork and a knife from this flatware set
• the elegant pewter goblet
• this pewter and ceramic cereal bowl

With the GRAY we suggest:

• a pewter and glass cereal bowl
• the pewter & alabaster-white glass dinner plate 
• fork and knife from this flatware set
• a round napkin ring

Finally, with the BEIGE we suggest:

• the pewter and glass water jug
• a beautiful and simple ceramic mug
• the pewter and stainless steel serrated knife
• a reproduction of the classical "à venaison" round large plate

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How to create the perfect table setting

Table setting is both a science and a creative art, such as our process of pewter handcrafting. In order to create the perfect table setting you have to follow some specific rules. The one rule for a formal table is for everything to be geometrically spaced: the centerpiece at the exact center, the place settings at equal distances and the accessories balanced. Beyond these placements, you can vary flower arrangements and decorations as you like.

Once you've followed the basics of table settings science, then you must be creative adding your personal touch. The secret is to follow a mood or an element, for example a color. Choose the main color and two related colors that agrees with the main one. Additional tip: while golden and striking colors are hard to combine, grey and silver are always a good choice to give continuity to the main color.

Take the BLUE for example. Keep it as your table setting main rule and choose two allied colors such as ceramic-white and pewter-grey. In the above table setting example you see the result. The Marinoni creations placed on the set are the pewter and ceramic small footed bowl, the pewter goblet, the traditional plate charger,  the 28 cm pewter and ceramic dinner plate and the Isabella pewter and stainless steel flatware. Everything is placed on a navy-blue and white background.

If you will have external colored elements, such as very colorful food, wine and decorations, you can keep GRAY as the main color and play with different hues of it until it shades to white. In the second table setting example we used the Bellabianca flatware,  both the small and the large pewter and alabaster-white glass, the pewter and tesoro-glass dinner plate and bowl.

Do you want to be more natural or to use more than one color? A good idea is to use GREEN and MUSTARD, so that you can also be in agreement with the food you serve. A wicker charger plate is perfect for a natural-green background and it can hold the Marinoni pewter and ceramic dinner plate with a delicately beaded rim. Moreover, in this table setting example we used the Marinoni tall chunky glass tumbler, ideal for long drinks drinks as well as everyday use for water and beverages, the Hiball glass, the Elena flatware set, and the Marinoni pewter and glass pitcher.

Not colorful enough for your taste? Then can also use a more shocking and trendy combination: fluorescent PINK and GREEN, always with a touch of grey. This table setting is perfect for a light lunch or a dinner with appetizers, vegetables, fruit, cocktails and drinks. We combined the appetizer bowl, the Martini glass, and the whisky decanter for the cocktail and drinking moment, while lying on a watermelon pattern you see the Regina flatware set, the pewter and glass charger and the Marinoni pewter and alabaster-white plate.

The practice of dictating the precise arrangement of tableware has varied across cultures and historical periods. So, according to the country you are in or to the nationality of your guest, you should take other elements into consideration.

Do you have a special occasion and you want to create the perfect table setting? Tell us, we'll give you the right advice.