Homeware update: Smooth operator

All items from BoConcept.

Whether you’re looking for a spark of whimsy or a stylish twist on tradition, you can find it in store and online this year.

Texture and pattern is important in interiors but sometimes only smooth will do. Sleek, frictionless, clean-lined furniture and accessories can leave a room feeling calm and ordered. Go for minimal texture, less clutter.

Tom Dixon bowl set $168 from Simon James Design

Menu watering can $448 from href="http://simonjamesdesign.com" target="_blank">Simon James Design

Side table $479 from Citta Design

Scent of Home candle $129 from Father Rabbit

Linen cushion cover $70 from Citta Design

Normann Copenhagen floor lamp $POA from Design Denmark

Bed $1099 from Freedom Furniture, freedomfurniture.co.nz

Well shaped

There's an art to matching flowers with vases. If you're a floristry novice, your best bet is to choose a simple sphere with a "collar" or extended lip to hold the flowers since these look just as good displaying a single bloom as they do a bunch.

Broste vase $262 contact May Time Marketing

Skultuna vases $320 and $480 from Simon James Design

Nel Lusso brass vase $159 from Father Rabbit

Jelly good

It may look jolly good glammed up in a formal setting but Kartell's Jellies collection by Patricia Urquiola is equally at home outdoors as it is indoors. Perfect for entertaining, it's made in several delicate colours from transparent PMMA plastic and includes stemware, chargers, bowls, trays, carafes, plates and vases... everything, in fact, that you'd need to set an extra special holiday table. Prices start at $35 for a small bowl, from Kartell.