Trends & Advice

Cacti and succulents are some of the most low-maintenance plants you can add to your home garden. Big or small, spiky or a little more gardener-friendly, here are some tips from Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria’s horticulturist Chris Jenek, which will ensure you're the best plant parent your cacti and succulents could ask for!

Spontaneous catchups are often the most memorable, take inspiration from our easy-to-use Panama servingware and keep these five tips in mind ahead of the colder months.

Ceramica Salerno by Maxwell & Williams is designed and produced in the south-east coastal region of Salerno in Naples, Italy. The range includes six stunning designs each with their own style and colour, based on maiolica ceramics; tin-glazed pottery from the Renaissance era.

Donna Sharam’s world is full on colour! But she wouldn’t have it any other way. The Byron Bay based artist is a self-described ‘colourist’, and from fashion and teaching to creating her paintings she’s always incorporated a rainbow of colour and character to her work.

Joel Moore, known as ‘Mulga’, has transformed his life from a career in finance to a world full of bold and bright colour, bearded bards and zany anthropomorphised animals. We’re thrilled to introduce him as one of the latest additions to the talented group of Australian artists we collaborate with. His inaugural collection features twelve designs on a range of mugs and coasters.

It’s been 10 wonderful years of collaboration between Maxwell & Williams and Australian wildlife artist Katherine Castle.

When we talk about setting the table, a dinner set is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Your selection of plates, bowls and accessories is the blank canvas for the meal and sets the tone of the occasion, whether it’s casual or formal; traditional or contemporary.

In partnership with Australian Geographic and Marini Ferlazzo we are proud to have produced a special-edition fine china mug designed in Nathan’s unmistakable style.

We’ve partnered with Aussie sweetheart and celebrity chef Sara Oteri to share her delicious recipes, expert styling and entertaining advice.

Inject a sense of fun into your next get-together with these simple tips.

Cutlery is the unsung hero of the kitchen. We use it at every meal, for cooking, serving and eating. And nothing puts the finishing touch on a table setting like the deep shine of quality silverware.

Before the kids get into the garden for the annual egg hunt, get into the kitchen for an egg dyeing session. Inspired by the bright colours of our Pete Cromer and Smile Style egg cups we’ve set out how to create your own colourful creations.

We've just released two beautiful tea towel ranges designed by Australian artists Pete Cromer and Nathan Ferlazzo. Made of 100% Indian cotton, these animal-inspired designer tea towels make the perfect addition to a gift.

As the weather begins to turn, our minds turn to woolly jumpers and home cooked meals.

Our Autumn/Winter 2019 collection includes ranges to suit these cosier times with soup mugs, bakeware and napery.

Earl Grey, a gentleman’s tea & one of the western world's most popular black teas. Distinctly aromatic and flavoured with oil extracted from bergamot orange. The King’s Guard blend has gorgeous, vibrant blue flecks of cornflowers and lemon and orange peel, making this tea an impressive blend even to the most sophisticated tea consumer.