THE DISPATCH / Care Guides

The stories behind the pieces — the makers who create them and the thinking that brings them here.

Scented candles by The Exvotos

Caring for Candles — scented and tapered

Most of what ruins a candle happens in the first few minutes or in storage, not while it's burning. Wick trimming, burn time and keeping tapers out of the Dubai sun.

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Laetitia Rouget (Lisbon) ceramics glazed and hand-illustrated in small batches.

Caring for Handmade Ceramics

No two of these are ever quite the same. A guide to which of your ceramics can go in the dishwasher, and which want a gentler hand.

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Canvas print tablecloth from The Voyage Dubai

Caring for Block Print and Canvas Table Linen

Not everything on the table is pure linen. Made in Tangier cotton, our Jaipur block print and our canvas print tablecloths each want a different hand.

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The Vintage List hand-engraved crystal glassware

Caring for Glassware

Beautiful doesn't have to mean precious. Washing, storing and the odd cloudy decanter, sorted by what your glass is actually made of.

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Caring for Cordless and Rechargeable Lamps

Caring for Cordless and Rechargeable Lamps

One rule matters more than the rest put together: check the amps before you plug it in.

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A table setting with silver pieces

Caring for Vintage Silver and Silver Plate

Use it often, wash it gently, polish it rarely. Vintage silver is far more forgiving than one might think. Our care guide for Sterling silver and silver plate pieces.

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A Volga Linen tablecloth paired with TVD linen dinner napkins in ochre.

Caring for Linen — an easy to follow guide

Linen is far tougher than its reputation. Washing, stains, ironing and storage, everything you need to know, all of it simpler than you think.

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