Holiday Tabletops
In the buffet, pomegranates and crab apples fill a platinum glazed bird bowl ($145) from Jonathan Adler on Melrose. The Citrine Chaos bowl ($215) is from TableArt on Melrose. The William Yeoward cake stand ($120) is from Hollyhock in West Hollywood. The hand-turned alder trees ($58) are from www.garnethill.com. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
A little shimmer adds instant warmth to the holidays, says designer Dan Zelen, who likes to mix ethnic elements. Here, the Magic Flute teapot ($450) and sugar bowl ($305) are by Bjorn Winblad for Rosenthal, www.rosenthalchina.com. The striped gold teacup ($70) and saucer ($60), sterling silver tea strainer ($125) and Capulet silk napkin ($23) are from TableArt. The bottom ceramic plate ($19.99 for four) is by Studio Tord Boontje for Target. The antique brass cobra candlestick ($175 per pair), beeswax twig candle ($35 per pair) and marble and steel table ($550) are at Zelen on Beverly. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Gio Ponti-cutlery ($85 per place setting) from OK on 3rd Street sits in a wood moose antler dish ($170) from Lawson-Fenning in Los Angeles. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Embroidered linen napkins (a pattern called Erzsebet, $225 for a set of six) are from Hollyhock, and the sequined folkloric table runner ($54) is from Garnet Hill. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Designer Dan Zelens holiday bar starts with sandblasted mesquite and glass votives, to which he adds old-fashioned tumblers designed by William Yeoward ($95 each) and a Champagne bucket ($125) from Hollyhock in West Hollywood. The crystal cocktail shaker ($130) is from TableArt on Melrose. The Nymphenburg porcelain blackbird ($665) is from Arp on 3rd Street. The ice bucket and tongs are from Zelen on Beverly. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
