Description

Table decoration is not only a skill but an art and in Table Fables, Zekiye Cingillioglu has created a very personal and inspirational collection of the most unusual and striking table settings, combining imagination, charm and humour in equal quantities. Zekiye has been fascinated by the decoration of tables since childhood and this book is the culmination of her life-long enthusiasm and interest. She is inspired by everything – from the food that is to be served, a favourite colour, the objects around her, or even the changing seasons.

Table Fables, published by Cultureshock on behalf of Zekiye, is that rare thing, a completely original take on the idea of the traditional table setting. It is a new look at the table, inventive and fresh, and with ideas galore for so many occasions from the celebratory to the everyday. No meal is too grand, not too relaxed, to be enlivened and enhanced by Zekiye’s creations. But no matter how different each table is, what they all demonstrate is a freedom to think brilliantly beyond the confines of conventional taste and ideas. 

About the author:
Born in Istanbul, Zekiye Cingillioglu has always had a discerning eye for design in all its forms. As an avid collector of art, her associated passions include both interior design and the decoration of wonderful tables. Zekiye and her husband have two children and live in Monaco.