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STYLE
THE ART OF THE TABLE Use traditional items to spark elegance in your home. TEXT BY VANIDA PHIMPHRACHANH & DOMINIQUE LE ROUX PHOTOGRAPHS BY PHOONSAB THEVONGSA SCENOGRAPHY & STYLING BY BIRDS FOLLOW SPRING AT ISLAND APARTMENTS
BUCOLIC CELEBRATION Handwoven rugs from the Luang Prabang Night Market Naturally dyed placemats and napkins from Gaebi Studio (gaebi.co.kr)
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ere in Laos, we are inspired by the pleasures of convivial gatherings with guests and relatives around a simple but generous table. Local markets provide us an array of extremely affordable everyday objects such as woven rugs, wooden trays used for cooling sticky rice, and the ubiquitous sticky rice baskets. Go ahead and use them a little differently, especially in combination with unique pieces of crockery crafted from raw and sensuous materials and the understated radiance of local cotton textiles in natural colors. A set table not only elevates the pleasures of our own everyday meals but ensures we are always ready to welcome surprise guests.
