The resulting shopping list will include brands available from the Harrods home floor – think statement crystal decanters by Baccarat, elegant flatware by Christofle, Anissa Kermiche candleholders and patterned table linens by Emilia Wickstead – as well as bespoke, specially made pieces.
Once everything is bought and delivered, the stylist will swoop in to help set the table in situ, and execute any finishing flourishes, such as floral arrangements. The service usually needs to be booked a week in advance of the event, but for Christmas you can book right up until 23rd December. Prices will depend on the table and the client’s taste (and budget), but as a guide, the festive tablescape pictured above would cost around £40,000 all in.
Right now, the focus is on festive showstoppers for Christmas and New Year’s Eve, but the service will continue for other occasions throughout the year. As Fitzgibbon points out, “We can’t see this form of self-expression going anywhere. Micro-eventing and at-home occasions will continue to rise in popularity, not only because we crave more meaning from our social interactions, but because we crave opportunities to be creative and show the world who we are.”
Whether we are exercising our own creative muscles, or benefitting from someone else’s, the look-at-me table is not just for Christmas.
