Dining

The overwhelmingly popular design element of kitchen countertop islands is a feature of the rise in casual entertaining. Concurrently, the dining room is now a focal point of residential or commercial interiors with designers producing sophisticated, contemporary dining tables and chairs, using high-quality materials. People can sit, languish over a meal, share memories and commune. As such, the selection of dining tables and chairs has never before been so diverse or experimental.

Rosie Schloeffel, marketing and communications at CULT, has witnessed an increase in the concept of mixing and matching. “People are gravitating towards less polished interiors, opting to combine different chairs,” she says. “Clients like to play with our Danish brands, either selecting the one chair in a range of finishes or a few different types of chairs with similar finish typology.” Blended seating creates a comfortable sense