How They Entertain: At Home With The Tastemakers

"To draw up a table plan, you need a dash of psychology, a measure of intuition, and apinch of recklessness. The art of seating your guests lies in ensuring that they sharemore than just a meal: it is about creating stimulating conversations that may lead tonew friendships, projects, plans for life-or maybe even for later that evening"With these words, Pierre Sauvage introduces his new book, in which he reveals the talent and art of living of twenty-two personalities from the worlds of fashion, interior design and contemporary art - Flore de Brantes's château in the Loire Valley, Remy Renzullo's London home, Isabelle de Borchgrave's artist's studio in Belgium. ..

Each location is brought to life through photographs of sumptuous homes, original table arrangements and creative floral decorations. As well as its visual wealth, this book offers recipes and menus to suit every occasion: from a relaxed picnic by the pool to a chic meal in town, or a candlelit dinner during the festive season.

The hosts and hostesses :
Filipa de Abreu, Aurélie Bidermann, Isabelle de Borchgrave, Sophie Bouilhet-Dumas, Muriel Brandolini, Flore de Brantes, Brigitte Bury Dervault and Maurice Dervault, Françoise Dumas, Nathalie Farman-Farma, Laura Gonzalez, Olympia and Ariadne Irving, Isabelle Moltzer, Pascale Mussard, Franz Potisek, Rebecca de Ravenel, Remy Renzullo, Caroline Sarkozy, Pierre Sauvage, Scott Stover, Sabine Van Vlaenderen Badinter.