The sun is out and its very welcome to stay! The season of outdoor dining, dinner parties and late nights is almost upon us – who else is jumping at the first opportunities to dine outside this year? With the season for al fresco dining fast approaching, we’re dusting off our tried and tested tips to elevate your outdoor dining experience – read on for more!
Summer Colour Brought to you from RiceDK
If you’ve been following along on our Fig1 journey for a while, you’ll know our affinity to RiceDK colourful melamine. We’re big lovers of all things colourful and our Rice melamine collection cannot get anymore perfect for the summer. With new patterns, shapes and styles in for summer 2022 – Rice is the ultimate lightweight tableware for outdoor dining.
Easy to clean, fabulous to style and oh so colourful – we love to mix and match all the gorgeous summer patterns and colours. With everything from dinner plates to serving bowls, cups to platters – this colourful and eclectic mix is a true favourite of ours.
Summer Shrimp
Fabulously fun – who knew we needed shrimp patterned tableware in our lives? This set is the perfect mix of fun and colour for your summer dining table. Made to be durable and lightweight, this collection of summer melamine plates, platters, bowls and cups is perfect for throwing in a bag for a summer picnic.
Wild Flowers
Simple yet effortlessly beautiful, this sweet flower pattern is a must have for a summer tea party. We love the rectangular platters in this wild flower pattern – ideal for serving bite sized sandwiches and slices of cake.
Luscious Lemons
Lemons are a sign of summer to us – reminiscent of a summers day in the French countryside, this sweet lemon print on a vibrant pink background can’t help but get us in a good mood. We love the melamine cups in this luscious lemon print – they’re perfect for a refreshing drink on a warm day. Its got to be lemonade, right?
Vibrant Rainbows
Bold and beautiful, this rainbow pattern adds a funky colourful edge to your summer table. This one feels perfect for a party! You simply can’t help getting in a good mood – who doesn’t love a rainbow. We love the melamine bowls in this print – perfect for serving nibbles and small dishes in the garden!
Sensational Shells
New in for summer 2022 – these beautiful melamine plates feel perfect for a seaside holiday! Coming in 5 sizes from large serving plates to extra small plates – we love the vibrant, summer colours these come in. These are ideal for serving seafood, platters of nibbles and small dishes – or alternatively we love these as trinket holders or dishes by the door to throw keys in!
Classy Elegance and Practicality – Serveur from House Doctor
Lightweight, durable and practical – what more could you need? The Serveur tableware easily rivals all other picnicware (except maybe Rice!) This green marbled picnicware made of resin makes eating outside a dream. Easy for on the go and lightweight to carry, we love the classy marbled effect on the green resin finish – yum!
We love the Serveur salad bowl – perfect for big summer salads and sharing dishes, what more could you want! This is one of our favourite choices for camping and summer holidays in style or simply to use in the garden!
Picnic Essentials
The Perfect Picnic Blanket
A good picnic needs a special blanket. You can’t have a picnic without something to throw on the ground. We love the Bloomingville recycled cotton throws, easy and inexpensive these are great to have around the house for hot days, picnics and summer adventures!
Nibbles Made to be Shared and Enjoyed
Okay you really can’t have a picnic without an array of simple and delicious food! We’re picnic food connoisseurs (if we do say so ourselves) here at Fig1. We’re expanding our food section as we head into summer – check out all full range of tasty treats from the likes of Italian suppliers Seggiano and chocolate experts Coco Chocolatier