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The Edit · Journal

Notes on setting, serving and living with wood.

Writing from our workshop and our Crawford Market store — how we style tables, choose serveware and think about gifting through the year.

Hand-painted solid wood Khatiya Platter Set styled as the centrepiece of an Indian festive table

Festive Entertaining

5 Ways to Style Your Festive Table

Five practical decisions — welcome nibbles, one lead platter, height, a grazing layout and an after-meal mukhwas moment — that hold a festive table together.

Nested 3 PC Tray Set 16x10" in the Mehraab design, hand-painted in deep teal and gold

Mumbai & Local Shopping

Where to Buy Tableware in Crawford Market

A practical guide to shopping for tableware and serveware in Crawford Market, Mumbai: what to look for, which categories matter, and why seeing pieces in person helps.

Hand-painted solid wood Masala Box with separate compartments, styled on an Indian dining table

Indian Dining

How to Use a Masala Box as a Mukhwas Box

A compartmented masala box makes an elegant after-meal mukhwas server. What to fill it with, how to arrange it, and when to bring it to the table.

Hand-painted solid wood 3 Bowl Platter styled as the anchor piece of an Indian grazing table

Hosting

How to Create an Indian Grazing Table

A practical guide to laying out a grazing-style spread for an Indian gathering — anchors, small bowls, height, and what to leave empty.

Also in The Edit

Curated sets, ready to order

Pieces we have put together ourselves — sized and matched to share one table.