Interior inspiration

These are the rules we use when we photograph the collection. They are deliberately simple, because over-styling is a far more common problem than under-styling.

The coffee table

Start with a tray. It gives unrelated objects an edge, and an edge is what makes a surface look arranged rather than accumulated.

Inside it, use one tall object, one low object and one small one — a vase, a bowl, a candle. Leave a third of the tray empty so each shape stays readable.

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The dining table

Everything on a dining table has to be either low enough to see across or light enough to move in a second. A shallow stone bowl and two candle holders at different heights is our usual formula.

Set a compact vase slightly off-centre rather than dead centre. It reads as lived-in instead of laid up.

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The bedside table

There is a lamp, a book and a glass of water here already, so décor has to be small and unscented.

One 20cm vase with three dried stems, or one unlit pillar candle on a small dish, is enough. This is the room where objects should recede.

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