Aptware is key to an artistic tablescape, which is why we visited a workshop in the Provencal town of Apt to hand-select our very own selection. The 18th-century technique used to create this fanciful faïence is called terre mêlée, which is the process of infusing clay with coloured oxides. Several hours follow, as they're then sculpted, stamped, dried, sanded and fired. No two are the same, as the colours and patterns vary slightly from one creation to the next.