Stories

How to succeed as a woman in gifts

Four women business leaders, including our very own founder Clare, came together at Top Drawer to share their experiences and insights.

The Top 5 Party Trends for 2024

Each year brings about an array of party trends and we've put together our five top trend predictions for 2024...

A visit to Royal Copenhagen's Christmas tables

Last week Talking Tables founder Clare Harris travelled to Copenhagen. During her trip she happened across Royal Copenhagan - a store offering unique, intricately crafted gifts, made from porcelain.

Climate change: Spotlight on some positive innovations

On the eve of Cop 28, companies at the forefront of making positive change came together in London to present their inspirational initiatives. Here's some of them.

Creating George's Christmas windows

Talking Tables took visual merchandising expert Debbie Flowerday to the store to dress the windows and off some practical tips.

Our independent stores are in the festive spirit

It's the most wonderful time of the year and with December only days away it's been great seeing our independent store customers transforming their windows and displays into visions of festive fun.

Boards to follow on Pinterest this Christmas

Whether interested in Christmas crafts, dinner party recipes or home decor, Pinterest is one of our favourite sources of festive inspiration. As the season draws closer, we’ve compiled a list of so...

Cheltenham Literary festival visit

The Talking Tables book club took time out to attend the Cheltenham Literary Festival. Will Evenden reports on a highly inspiring day.

Black History Month - A resource book

Talking Tables' Paris provided the whole team with a useful resource list -from books to films to events that can further your knowledge of Black History Month and black culture. We've included thi...

How to build (and win) a brilliant display

Talking Tables are linking up with visual merchandising expert Debbie Flowerday with a competition to win a Christmas display workshop. Here she shares some top display tips.

Independent store round up - September

Take a look at some of the displays we've spotted in our store visits, or who have tagged us on Instagram...

It's our B Corp birthday

12 months on from becoming a B Corp, here's what we've been working on...

Temi meets Talking Tables

We recently welcomed Temi for a week of work experience and were hugely impressed by her design skills.

The history of the napkin

From dough, to rabbits and more, discover the weird and wonderful history of the napkin.

Come on Barbie let's go party

Nikki, one of our ambassador content creators was excited to use some of our favourite pink products to turn her outdoor space into the ultimate pink alfresco paradise.

Meet Trudy, the Talking Tables customer

Creating a special setting? Food and drink? Laughter? What’s the most important thing about a gathering? Well our customers have spoken and it’s laughter.