Against the simplicity of a crisp white tabletop and understated artisan ceramics, add pops of pink, blue and grey with colourful hand-painted napkins, loosely tied with a length of leather thong. Introducing woven place mats and sprigs of foliage will he

Mabel S&B x Shrimps hand-painted linen napkins, £30 each, Summerill & Bishop.

Square-cut pale leather thong, £13.20 for 25m reel, J T Batchelor. Round woven place mat, £7, The Conran Shop.

Ngwenya glass tumblers, £12 each; Artisan dinner plates, £14 each; all French Connection.

Hand-blown glass votives in Smokey Pink, £19.50 each, Summerill & Bishop. Brighton pewter cutlery, £110 for 24piece set, Habitat. Bistrot wine glass, £7.50, Designers Guild.