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WELCOME to Nest by Tamara blog
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WHAT WE LOVE TODAY COLUMN: Tabletop Company Costa Nova's Lovely Collaborations

Cheers to Collaborating:
Costa Nova's Delicious Plates 
The Riviera Collection
As we prepare our tabletop designs for the upcoming Lenox Hill Neighborhood House black-tie gala on April 11, we plan ahead to create a beautiful table, gleaning inspiration and using wares from some of the best in the tabletop and design industry.  Each year, we create our very own bespoke table linens culled from our own fabric collections (rootcellardesigns.com), and this year we custom designed a pattern to add to our new spring collection, botanica  Our Underwater pattern fits in nicely with this year's theme, "Make A Splash!".  
I am also happy to note we are fortunate to be utilizing the ceramic plates from Portuguese company, Costa Nova, specifically their plates and chargers from the new Riviera Collection. 
Wednesday, April 11th
Cipriani 42nd Street. 
  an evening of dinner and dancing surrounded 
by elegant tabletops individually decorated 
by acclaimed interior designers.
our tables from 2015-2017
featured in AD Home and other national magazines 
We met with the Costa Nova team at this year's NY NOW trade show, and together we all were instantly excited about collaborating on this annual charity event hosted in the beautiful, historic ballroom (a former bank) in Grand Central Station at Cipriani. The sea-glass colored Azure dinner plates from the Riviera Collection have an iridescent quality to them, channeling a tropical, chic yet relaxed lifestyle.  The collection was designed by Christian Tortu who found inspiration from the shapes, colors and landscapes of the famous French and Italian riviera.  We felt it is the perfect addition to this year's table design, so please stay tuned for more details!

more Riviera pieces from the collection

more about Costa Nova
Costa Nova provides their tableware to several boutique hotels and restaurants around the world. Their products are featured across the globe in several countries from Japan and London to Spain and Australia, and utilized in some of the finest commercial locations in the world.  The unique stoneware material and stellar designs make them a popular brand for boutique hotels and restaurants yearning to establish themselves as a great food and design destination. 
Check our more places serving up their food 
on Costa Nova plates HERE
Find Costa Nova plates in a variety of places-- from an 18th century small palace, Cenador de Amós; to Casa Leopolodo in Barcelona, offering a wide variety of Catalan fare; a working wine vineyard in Quinta de la Rosa in Duoro, Portugal; in Australia at Farmhouse Kings Cross restaurant offering French rustic cuisine; and Pennethorne's Londres in the UK, a London Cafe Bar named after 19th century architect Sir James Pennethorne, just to name a few. 

Please stop back to see our designs come to fruition, and we hope you will join us for this very worthwhile charity event on April 11, 2018!