The World at Your Table - by Stephanie Stokes (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

For her second Rizzoli book, well-known interior designer, consummate hostess, and world traveler Stephanie Stokes presents inspiring tables set with irresistible items accumulated on her far-flung journeys that will help you create imaginative tabletops.

The World at Your Table features transporting tablescapes set with evocative, eye-catching, and exotic items this adventurous spirit has gathered over the years. To enliven her tabletops, Stokes creates experiences in miniature using china, glassware, linens, candlesticks, and cutlery from such widely different destinations as Japan, Cartagena, Budapest, and London.

Each conjures the spirit of a particular place: Palm Beach's tropical lushness, Provence's remarkable charm, Portugal's artisanal refinement, and so much more. By pairing her travel photography with the featured tables, she illustrates how incorporating the treasures collected on one's travels can capture, express, and spark fresh memories at home.

Throughout, Stokes discusses the design principles that inform her choices--from color palettes to indigenous materials. There is also a section on storage. This enchanting tabletop survey is for those who love design, entertaining, and travel--and the idea of incorporating beloved things purchased from far and wide into impressionistic tabletops.

Review Quotes

"There's nothing as wonderful as getting an unexpected package in the mail... especially if it's a book, particularly a beautiful design book. The World at Your Table: Inspiring Tabletop Designs, is just that. For those of you who love design, or entertaining or simply love stunning coffee table books this is one to add to your collection. A little armchair travel, a little design inspiration, a little history, each chapter conjures the spirit of a particular place: Palm Beach's tropical lushness, Provence's remarkable charm, Portugal's artisanal refinement, and so much more. By pairing her travel photography with the featured tables, she illustrates how incorporating the treasures collected on one's travels can capture, express, and spark fresh memories at home." --THE ENTERTAINING HOUSE

"For her second Rizzoli book, well-known interior designer, consummate hostess, and world traveler Stephanie Stokes presents inspiring tables set with irresistible items accumulated on her far-flung journeys that will help you create imaginative tabletops." --ASPIRE DESIGN AND HOME

"Interior designer and consummate hostess Stephanie Stokes reveals all her secrets to setting the most inspiring tables in her second book, The World at Your Table. Stokes discusses the design principles that inform her choices for each of the transporting tablescapes featured and explains why you should include collected treasures in your own creations." --VERANDA

"In her new book, The World at Your Table (Rizzoli), Stokes revisits some of the most beautiful tables she's witnessed around the globe, detailing how to take that international flavor and reinterpret the aesthetic for a transportive table at home." --GALERIE MAGAZINE

"In Stephanie Stokes' new book The World at Your Table: Inspiring Tabletop Designs. Stephanie creates stunning tablescapes using unique items collected from her travels including Japan, Cartagena, Budapest, and London as inspiration. This book is a must-have for anyone who loves to entertain!" -- DESIGN CHIC

"From a well-known interior designer who knows her way around a tablescape and exotic places, THE WORLD AT YOUR TABLE blooms with tabletop treasures and inspiration to elevate even everyday meals." --HELLO LOVELY STUDIO

"The World at Your Table features transporting tablescapes set with evocative, eye-catching, and exotic items this adventurous spirit has gathered over the years."--THEENGLISHROOM.COM

About the Author

Stephanie Stokes, a former photojournalist, created Architectural Digest's column "Designer Travels." In the 1980s Stokes started her interior design company; many projects have been published in published in AD, Traditional Home, and House Beautiful. She also authored Elegant Rooms That Work. Judith Nasatir is a lifestyle writer. Foreword writer Melissa Biggs Bradley is the founder of Indagare, a members-only, boutique travel company, and the author of Safari Style. Mark Roskams specializes in photographing architecture and design.