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Setting a formal table
A curator's guide to placement, balance and the quiet rules of a fine table.
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Heritage · 15 Sep 2026
Living with heritage art
Where one of one hand stitched pieces belong in a modern Kenyan home.
Read StoryCare · 15 Sep 2026
Caring for gold detailed porcelain
Washing, drying, storing and handling porcelain finished with gold or platinum, so it is ready for every occasion.
Read StoryEntertaining · 15 Sep 2026
Tea, the Kenyan way: hosting with a tea set
From Limuru's first tea bushes to the afternoon tray: a host's guide to serving tea beautifully at home.
Read StoryCraft · 15 Sep 2026
From blueprint to frame: how a heritage artwork is made
The five stages behind every hand-stitched heritage work, and why a single piece can take months to complete.
Read StoryTable Culture · 15 Sep 2026
Gold or platinum: choosing a finish for your table
Warm or cool, candlelit or bright: how to choose between gold and platinum detailing, and what to pair with each.
Read StoryInteriors · 15 Sep 2026
Modern heritage: the 2026 interiors mood Kenyan homes already speak
Collected, crafted and warm: why 2026's defining interiors movement suits Nairobi homes, and how to bring it into yours.
Read StoryGifting · 15 Sep 2026
Corporate gifts that are kept, not stored
Gifts for clients, partners and teams that carry a story: heritage art, fine porcelain, and how to plan them well.
Read StoryHeritage · 15 Sep 2026
Four collections, four stories: reading our heritage art
The Wild Kingdom, the Botanical Collection, Heart and Hearth and Majestic Mane: what each collection says, and where it belongs.
Read StoryEntertaining · 15 Sep 2026
Colour at the table: blue, green, red and cream
Pantone chose a white for 2026, and white is exactly what lets colour shine. How to set a coloured service with confidence.
Read StoryInteriors · 15 Sep 2026
Art at work: heritage pieces in offices, boardrooms and institutions
What research says about art in the workplace, and how to choose heritage works for boardrooms, receptions and public spaces.
Read StoryCollecting and Art · 15 Sep 2026
Acquiring your first heritage work: a collector's guide
How to choose, measure, place and look after a one of one heritage artwork, from the first viewing to the day it goes on the wall.
Read StoryHospitality · 15 Sep 2026
The hotel table in a crowded market
As more hotel rooms open in Nairobi, the dining room and the details guests touch are where properties stand apart.
Read StoryGifting · 15 Sep 2026
Porcelain for a new home: wedding gifts that last
Why a considered porcelain gift still means something, and how to choose one a couple will use for years.
Read StoryCraft · 15 Sep 2026
Fine porcelain, explained
Porcelain, bone china and bone ash free bodies, whiteness and precious metal decoration: what the terms mean when you choose a service.
Read StoryThe Jamari Edit
Occasional notes on interiors, tableware, heritage art and the art of living well.