Ever So Easter Tablescaping
Lay Your Easter Table
EASTER TABLESCAPING IDEAS FROM FORTNUM'S
The pursuit of delicious Easter Eggs rightly occupies much of our attention at this time of the year — but spring's arrival is also the perfect moment to gather around the table with friends and family for company.
And because we know it's not just the edible accoutrements that matter, we've asked our tablescaping experts to give their advice on how best to lay your table this Easter — with a little help from two particularly talented makers, whose teaware and table accessories are just the thing to get you in the seasonal mood..
Clucking Marvellous Tableware...
Also known as the 'Chicken Boy,' Arthur Parkinson is an accomplished English author, gardener, photographer and illustrator, as well as an advocate for farm animal rights. With a deep affection for the countryside, Parkinson's work expresses his love for farm animals, particularly chickens, and reflects his passionate engagement with organic gardening practices.
Handmade and hand-decorated in England, we're delighted to have collaborated with Arthur on a range of clucking charming tea and tableware. Whether you're planning an Easter afternoon tea or a springtime feast, this wonderful range is the perfect addition to your celebration.
Bold, colourful and playful, they're precisely the sort of timeless tablescaping essentials with which you can lay your Easter table for years to come — after all, handsome hens couldn't ever go out of fashion.
And remember: that egg cup doesn't need to be for a chicken's egg...a miniature chocolate Easter Egg would fit just as well. (Although perhaps at breakfast-time it's best to stick with the more traditional, altogether yolkier variety.) Now, there's undoubtedly a tasteful 'laying' pun waiting to be made here, but we'll restrain ourselves. Instead, let's crack on with introducing our second illustrator...
Down the Rabbit Hole...
The one-and-only Rory Dobner has been creating inimitable works of teaware for us for a decade now, and whether he's depicting our iconic Piccadilly facade, drawing inspiration from Alice's adventures in Wonderland, bringing a troupe of beloved childhood characters to life, or depicting an elephant in Wayfarer, his designs continue to grace countless teatime tables all around the world.
So, with Easter approaching, there's perhaps no finer way to add a dash of creativity and whimsy to your table than with something from Rory's extensive collection — Winnie's eggcup is ideal for a soft-boiled Easter Sunday breakfast, Alice's teapot for a Good Friday Afternoon Tea at home, complete with a 10-year anniversary plate full of Fortnum's biscuits.
Monochrome in colour, they're subtle enough to complement almost any colour scheme without overwhelming it. So even if the rest of your table is festooned with bunting, fluffy chick figures and colourful eggs, all eyes will eventually fall on these arresting items of beautifully-crafted and expertly-illustrated teaware.
