Dining In: versatile socialising

THE JOYS OF DINING AT HOME

The new Viva collection from Tinek Home embraces authentic living, enabling you to enjoy a peaceful lifestyle using colours and materials that evoke tranquillity and appeal to the senses. Available from Avoi in La Mairena or buy online at www.avoi.eu.

Your dining area should not only accommodate the household at mealtimes but also reflect your design style. A major trend in this area of the home – similar to many contemporary restaurants that have opened in recent years – has been to make the design style less formal. This encourages a relaxed atmosphere that is warmer, more welcoming and less conservative than our previous generations were perhaps accustomed to. These days the dining table not only serves as somewhere to eat, but also as a place where we can work and chat. Most commonly in contemporary homes, the dining area is not placed in a room isolated from the rest of the house, but instead is part of the main living area and/or in the kitchen – where bar areas are built-in to the kitchen design for casual dining and socialising. The dining area has gone through quite a transformative era, and it has been elevated to new heights in terms of importance, which means investment in this part of your home is worth the time and effort and can offer a long-term reward and a whole lot of new memories.

The Time Flies chair in white sand from Umage makes the perfect match with the black oak dining table and Asteria ceiling lamp. Umage is available through Escandi Design on the Mijas Road (www.escandidesign.com).

Top Designed by Spanish design duo Ramos & Bassols, Bolia’s Alp dining table is crafted from FSC-certified wood and has a subtle and understated look that is delicate yet strong. Their Chicago dining chair features a classic Scandinavian design. Crafted from solid oak, it is designed to support the natural contours of the body. For added comfort, add an elegant leather cushion. Bolia is available through Your Home Styling in Centro Nórdico on the Mijas Road (www.yourhomestyling.com).

This black wooden circular dining table paired with matching recycled teak chairs is a stylish way to furnish a dining area, using ecological materials to give a natural feel. New Life Home is situated in Avda. de Velázquez in Málaga, or shop online at www.newlifehome.es.

The Eliot round table from Cattelan Italia has a base available in titanium, bronze, graphite and white or black embossed painted steel. The 15-millimetre-thick tabletop also comes in various materials including marble, Canaletto walnut and varnished glass, while a Lazy Susan is an optional extra. Cattelan Italia is available through Darch & Co Design Studio in CC Sotomarket in Sotogrande (www.darchandco.com), Alison Bethell-Collins Interior Design in Avda. del Mediterráneo in San Pedro de Alcántara (www.alisonbethellcollins.com) and GC Studio in CC Camoján Corner in Marbella (www.gc-studio.es).

Classicon’s striking Pli table has a stainless-steel base that reflects the light and a tabletop that comes as crystal glass, colour-lacquered or oval marble. The latticed leather Aërias chair has powder-coated steel legs and a wooden seat and backrest frame (www.classicon.com).