PIP VASSETT

RELAXED LUNCH

Overseeing her homewares brand, In Bed, Pip has minimalist tendencies that extend to her own table, where handmade pieces and natural style rules.

What is your idea of a perfect table?

One with an abundance of good food, wine and people!

Name one thing you can’t stand at your table

Any stiff table linen or napery. I prefer a natural setting, in case you couldn’t tell.

What is the greatest extravagance for your table?

Usually the wine, but also a few beautiful statement pieces such as our Walk In The Park bowl stand or our Henry Wilson brass candleholder.

Do you have a starting point for creating a great table?

Probably the time of year and the guests. For summer with friends, it would be about grazing plates and being inside with all the doors open. For winter, we’d light the fire and create a cosy atmosphere with candles and slow-cooked dishes.

How do you collect your tableware?

I’m lucky because I can source our brands and buy them for our store, then steal them for home!

What is your favourite colour/material palette?

It’s always earthy – terracotta or clay, undyed linen, timber and hints of brass.

With flowers on the table, do you like them high or low?

Low but abundant. I love lots of flowers, but no one likes peeking around vases to have a conversation.