Tableware and kitchen essentials

The VARDAGEN enamelled cast iron collection has always made cooking and serving a pleasure, thanks to pots and pans that go straight from hob to table. Now new colours join the range, adding a fresh note to how you set out your meals.

Whether you are simmering a sauce or serving a stew, these pieces hold their heat beautifully and look just as good on display. There is something satisfying about cookware that performs well and still feels like a deliberate part of your table setting, meal after meal.

A passion for cooking deserves a kitchen that keeps up with it. Good organisation, rather than more space, is often what makes daily cooking feel effortless, with everything you need close at hand and easy to reach.

Food storage containers are a simple place to start. Keep ingredients fresh, batch-cook with confidence, and bring order to cupboards and fridge shelves alike. Once the basics are sorted, there is more room, mentally and physically, to focus on the dishes you actually enjoy making.

There is no single right way to lay a table, only ideas to borrow and adapt to your own taste. What you choose often comes down to the meal itself and the mood you want to create, from a relaxed weekday supper to a long Sunday lunch.

Mix plates, glasses and linens to suit the occasion rather than sticking to a fixed set. A little variation, built up over time, gives your table character and makes it easy to put together something fitting whatever the gathering calls for.