The Perth table moves outside around now and mostly stays there until autumn. Which means everything has to survive a bit more than it would indoors — a gust off the river, a dropped plate on paving, an afternoon in full sun.

Our outdoor range is built for that. Unbreakable melamine and acrylic that reads like ceramic and glass from a metre away, in Strahl, Plumm and Guzzini. Styleware for stackable serving that travels between kitchen and table. Mexican oil-cloth for tablecloths you can wipe down rather than wash. Huski for keeping wine cold when the temperature won't cooperate. And a Shoo Away or two, because everyone knows how that ends otherwise.

Merchants stocks the full range in store.