Any meal can be transformed into fine dining with these elegant pieces

Surround yourself with noteworthy designs that offer a treat for your eyes as well as music to your ears

You and your tipple can breathe easy now with a selection of decanters that will get you into the spirit of the season in great style

Take a bough and transform your tree with a dazzling display of decorations

Cathy Azria Burkeman is in her element when creating metal forms to sit among flames

Designer items carry themselves with great style

Pairing craftsmanship with a designer’s flair is helping rejuvenate the Japanese furniture scene both at home and abroad

Artists are using ceramic dinnerware as a canvas for playful paintings, giving a new definition to practical art

Artistic vessels that hold court — if nothing else — make a strong design statement

Side tables don’t always have to take an auxiliary role. Some are works of art

A night, or several, in a museum is the dream of many a child but for some adult staff, it’s part of the job

Take to the floor with a pile of inspiring designs

Panels preserve the idea of being modest, even if the prices are not

Tops are hand-crafted in Germany using cordierite, a mineral found in metamorphic rocks

Bronze and marble can look like scrap in designs that foreground the act of making

Is firewood eco-friendly or an eco-enemy?

Some items of home furniture that were once integral to family life have been rendered defunct

A seasonal selection of decorative items evoke arboreal tones and themes

Clients commissioning a new house or an overhaul can receive a nasty surprise

Designers have been reclaiming, reusing and recycling to create desirable items

Prop yourself up with a variety of materials and designs