Creative settings that help bring the season’s spirit to your dining tables

TRADITIONAL Christmas decor at Rustan’s

LIA Bernardo at Rustan’s

The Yuletide season calls for parties with friends and loved ones. Everyone enjoys visiting homes decked in the most lovely of decorations for the holidays. Home interiors complete with Christmas trimmings and lights look most festive this time of the year.

This Christmas, Rustan’s brings the best collections from the most exceptional brands around the world for your home. With the help of the friends of Rustan’s, a showcase of creative and inspiring settings helps bring the spirit of the season to your dining tables.

Architect Chito Antonio themed his setting “A Tropical Christmas” with much focus on the Bernardaud plates and Votive tumblers designed with tropical orchids and flower themes. Being in a tropical country, Chito wanted a Christmas that depicts the tropics. He finishes the table with Schott Zweisel glassware and some accents from Bugatti, Meissen and multiple crystal figures from Lalique.

Ditta Sandico took inspiration from the Nautilus shells and baby clams, using the colors of “Banaca” fabric with the lovely dinnerware of Bernardaud and Vidivi glassware. Lia Bernardo, on the other hand, honors traditions with the subtle elegance of modern and heirloom pieces into the traditional Christmas table. Each element chosen by Lia in her table setting can be passed down to generations, like the classic dinnerware from Lenox and the beautiful flatware from Greggio.

Sisters Stephanie Kienle-Gonzalez and Jessica Kienle were both inspired by Philux’s California Collection, exuding a relaxed yet elegant and chic feel to their home, where they said they love spending quality time with loved ones. They added to their setting Noritake dinnerware, and décor from Loyfar, Fink and Lalique, as well as silver accents from Greggio, Argento and Rustan’s Gift Pavillion.

PHILUX owners Stephanie Kienle-Gonzalez and Jessica Kienle

Philux has a wide collection of wood and upholstered furniture with stylish contemporary designs. The pretty sisters have taken over the collection and are excited with the new style direction.

Yelitza Ventura of the Embassy of Venezuela got her inspiration from the wonderful Christmas decorations she saw at Rustan’s. She admits to finding joy and pleasure in decorating, and used a selection of Bernardaud plates, Herdmar silverware, Crystal de Paris glassware and some décor from Robertwelch Arden, Marco Polo and Chinelli.

Hotelier Stephanie Chong confesses that the love to entertain comes naturally to her. According to Stephanie, a bar setup is essential to all their family gatherings because her siblings love to drink. She chose the lovely Marchesa by Lenox Midnight Blue dinnerware collection and spiced up the setting with candles from Diptyque and Figuier. Meantime, Mariana Mayorga brings a romantic mood to her setting, with glassware form Gipar and Sheridan, candleholders from Greggio, and Lenox dinnerware—a classic and simple setting for two inspired by her beloved.

ARCHITECT Chito Antonio at Rustan’s Christmas Wonders

Entrepreneur Bianca Zobel-Warns was so inspired by the season that she made three table settings, all with a different and specific theme. The first is inspired by a Girls’ Merienda event, another for a formal Christmas dinner and a last one for the children. A wide selection of dinnerware from Bernardaud, silverware from Greggio, and glassware from Crystal de Paris and Home Essential was applied to complete all her ideas and inspirations.

Lastly, Nena V. Tantoco chooses to decorate with brands like Porcel, Kahla, Oneida, Luigi Bormiolli and Rhome. Known for her love for homemaking and decorating, Nena chose to theme her setting “The Story Behind Wooden Reindeers and the Fallen Trees”—an exceptional and meaningful showcase of her dedication to stories, home and family.

Visit Rustan’s now and get inspired to decorate your own home through your favorite settings. The beautiful showcases are on the fourth floor while the setting of Sandico is on the fifth floor. All the festive displays are for sale and will be showcased until the end of the year.