The Art of the Table: a Guide to Beautiful Tables
Description
| Publisher | Independently published |
| Publication date | 15 September 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 179 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8174529267 |
| Item weight | 467 g |
| Dimensions | 20.32 x 1.09 x 25.4 cm |
A beautiful table is never only about plates, glasses, and flowers.
It is about the feeling your guests carry with them before the first course arrives: that they have been welcomed, considered, and invited into something special.
In The Art of the Table, design educator and hospitality expert Rowena Gungon Niduaza teaches you how to create tables that do more than look impressive. You will learn how to make every setting feel balanced, generous, personal, and effortlessly complete - whether you are preparing breakfast for two, hosting friends, celebrating a milestone, or planning a formal dinner.
This is the confidence-building guide for anyone who has ever stood in front of a table and wondered:
- Which plate, glass, or cutlery belongs where?
- How do I make a simple table feel thoughtful without making it fussy?
- Why does one table feel warm and inviting while another feels crowded or unfinished?
- How can I use linen, flowers, candles, colour, and proportion to create atmosphere?
- What changes when I am setting for everyday life, a celebration, a wedding, or a formal event?
Inside, you will discover the language and history behind table setting; the practical logic of dinnerware, glassware, cutlery, linen, centrepieces, and place settings; and the visual principles that turn separate objects into one memorable experience. You will also explore tables for every occasion, from relaxed family meals and dinner parties to Eid, Diwali, Christmas, weddings, banquets, and global dining traditions.
More than a guide to etiquette, The Art of the Table helps you become the kind of host who understands that care can be seen. It gives you the knowledge to set a table correctly, the creative freedom to make it your own, and the confidence to turn even an ordinary meal into an occasion worth gathering for.
Because the most beautiful table is not the most expensive one.
It is the one that makes people feel they belong.
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