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Time to Picnic with Jessica Li
A passion for creating and entertaining is at the heart of what we do. There’s nothing we love more than meeting people who show us how they use Maxwell & Williams collections to shape their day!
A Coastal Table With Geneva Vanderzeil
There is no better time to start planning your festive style at home. To start the process, we asked all-round creative and diy expert – Geneva Vanderzeil how she would go about using our Dune servingware in her space – the result is a subtly festive tablescape, featuring more than a few special touches to inspire your table this year.
High (Fashion) Tea With Nadia Fairfax-Wayne
With catch ups at home back in our calendars, Nadia Fairfax-Wayne shares her expert tips on how to ‘tea party in style’. In the spirit of tea and cake, we’re very much looking forward to adding a tea party to our December agenda, especially one that looks like this!
Let’s Eat Cake! with Patti of ‘Mali Bakes’
There’s nothing we love more than seeing a true professional use our designs in their day to day life. We recently caught up with Patti, the vision behind @malibakes, to chat about all things cakes and more!
Cue the Tea and Blueberry Tarts...
A catch up of the tea party variety is all about dedicating some special time together, indulging in those irresistible sweet and savoury treats, delicate tea flavours and topping it off with some sparkling wine.
The Pavlova Recipe You’ve Been Waiting For!
Your carefully set table has long surpassed starters and has since become somewhat of a beautiful mess, littered with all the signs of clinking, sharing, pouring and many a story told. Incoming is the hero dessert, the irresistible stacked pav, sure to keep the party going well into the afternoon and beyond!
Escape to Italy with Jess Nguyen
In the spirit of adventures to Italy and those spontaneous dinners that turn into nights to remember, we find ourselves dreaming about throwing together a delicious Italian feast… and who better to script the perfect pasta and playlist combination than Jess Nguyen.
Best Ever Chicken and Veg Recipe
Quality ingredients and familiar favourites make for hearty and satisfying dinners to enjoy at home. This classic chicken and vegetable recipe is an absolute crowd pleaser.
Ramekins Recipes to Share
What is it about the humble ramekin that is so appealing? These little essentials have been a staple at Maxwell & Williams for more than 20 years and each year, as the cooler weather approaches, we find ourselves putting them into rotation more and more.
Q & A with The Letterettes
We had a chat with The Letterettes about design life, type and liquid eyeliner.
How to hand-letter with Kate from The Letterettes!
Celebrating our new collaboration with typographic artists, The Letterettes, Kate Pullen from the team joined us to bring you a hand-lettering tutorial that you can try at home. All you need is a couple of pens, paper and some patience.
Afternoon Tea Tips with Silk Road
In celebration of our extensive Teas & C’s collection, we talked tea, cake and motherhood with stylist Vicki Valsamis, learning all about her approach to laying out a special sweets and savoury spread to enjoy with loved ones.
How-to create floral arrangements that don’t break the bank
Do you ever notice while flipping the pages of an interiors magazine or scrolling through Instagram, just how much a statement bunch of flowers can elevate a room, side table or table setting? We’ve worked with a pro to formulate a few simple tips on creating a photo-worthy arrangement that you can easily put together yourself.
Create a hero ham for Easter
Think a lovely, glazed ham is just for Christmas? Think again! The warming, spice-filled flavours and aroma of this ham are perfect for an Easter feast.
Setting the Scene with Jewel
Date set, friends free, you have that new recipe you wanted to try and a vision of a get-together to remember...what next? Your elegantly thrown together tablescape of course!