Design Guides
The MERZE Design Guide
Four times a year, I gather what I am noticing into a seasonal guide. How to set a table with intention, what the garden is offering, something worth making, and a new edition of The Design Eye™.
What is inside each guide
Setting a table with intention
The linen, the china, the centerpiece.
What the garden offers
When to cut and what to bring in.
Something worth making
One recipe I actually cook.
Objects chosen for the season
Three pieces from the Boutique.
The Design Eye™
One image, one observation, one principle.
The current edition
SUMMER 2026
The MERZE Summer Design Guide
Summer does not need arranging. It needs editing. One cool color against warm food, a Breton crêpe recipe, and why a square cloth belongs on a round table.
Past editions
Spring 2026