The three leveled Caddy Set in light grey.

Shopping Mall Fruit Basket, a painting by Peter B. Hastings, shares space with a special-edition Royal Copenhagen tea set and a photograph by Tokyo-based artist Keith Ng.

Form Brass Tea Set by Tom Dixon “It has the feeling of a classic, streamlined Art deco tea set. I love that it’s being made now by craftsman in India. It looks beautiful on the table with the tray. I love the feeling, I think of it having 360-degree bleacher seating around it, the pieces just brings the eye in so well, like they’re in an arena or piazza. There’s a beautiful architectural sensibility to them. But you don’t have to overthink it, it just works.”

Tea. Chocolate. Coconut. Sold. $13.30 from Amazon

Green tea and a sweet for a guest.

“At first we thought we might not need that much space, but then we started thinking long term. We look at this house as the home of our lifetime.” —Guido Chiavelli

This set from Canadian tea pros David's Tea is the perfect setup if all you need is one last cup of tea to end your day. With a glass teapot that fits perfectly into a porcelain cup to create one little package, a tea party for one has never been so simple.

Tea with Georg is a 2013 collaboration that Scholten & Baijings did with revered Danish silversmith Georg Jensen. The collection combines old craft techniques (hand metalwork, fine surface finish) with digital design (gradients and grids applied as pattern on porcelain and etched onto stainless steel).

An Alvar Aalto table is surrounded by a quartet of the designer’s Chair 65.

A sketch for Flos' AIM pendant lamp. Image courtesy of Flos.

Views of the Orobie Alps can be seen from the home’s windows, which also feature larch frames. A lampadina light by Flos sits on the nightstand.

Designed by the French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the AIM lamps can be configured in any number of ways. Photo by Philippe Jarrigeon.

Scheduled for release in May 2014, Flos' String Lights can be combined and customized. They are held together with thin black electrical cords that are drawn into taught, geometric shapes. Photo by Ben Murphy.

Piani LED lamp by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Flos, $319

The AIM lamps' power cables double as a tactile, decorative element. Photo courtesy of Flos.

The String Lights represent another way that Flos is, as Vingerhoets puts it, giving “people the tools to express themselves with our lights.” Photo by Ben Murphy.

Grandmother's Treasures Tea Set by Vika Mitrachenka for the Frozen Fountain.

Tea with Georg Line Kitchen and Household by Scholten & Baijings, produced by Georg Jensen.

Soak up spilled hot chocolate with this very merry tea towel. Made of a linen-cotton blend, it absorbs better than paper towels and it’s greener! Reusable, durable, and machine-washable. The more you wash it, the better it gets.

Set of two kitchen tea towels, radish pattern, by Lotta Kühlhorn, Available at fromSthlm.com

Flaunt your seriousness at work with the Concrete desk set by Magnus Pettersen. $600

Coffee and tea set by Marianne Brandt. Image courtesy the Museum of Modern Art.

1960Achille Castiglioni designs Gatto lamp for Flos.

An Arco floor lamp from Flos arches over a Bend sofa by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia. A pair of Low Pad chairs by Jasper Morrison and a Sunset chair by Christophe Pillet, all for Cappellini, are arranged around a set of Pebble coffee tables by Ligne Roset.

This glossy avocado-colored kettle was made by a Japanese enamelware company who has been in business for over 70 years. Suitable for induction, gas, or electric cookers. $96

This vibrant Le Creuset teapot comes in various shades to add the perfect punch of color to your stovetop.

Inside, white paint lightens up the middle of the building. A vintage Danish dining set and Cloud pendants by Frank Gehry for Vitra define the dining area.

Marianne Brandt, Tea service, 1924.

ARTEK 901 TEA TROLLEY Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1936, the Tea Tray 901 is a surprisingly contemporary take on the bar tray. The sculpted, natural lacquered birch frame is paired with two shelves and white lacquered MDF wheels with black rubber rings. Mobile and captivating, the Tea Tray is perfect for taking your tea— or other beverage of choice— on the go.

A selection of Samovar's loose-leaf teas is available for purchase by the cup.

These gold plated steel cheese knives from Anthropologie will add a modern Midas touch to any cheese board.

This cheese set from the Monaco collection includes four mini knives: a Parmesan cheese knife, spreading knife, cheese knife and a cheesy knife. All of the knives are high-quality stainless steel, and designed to serve all types of cheese, from soft spreadable to very hard. Sleek, modern, and all around classy.

Eames House Blocks via House Industries $150.00 Take a tour of your own through the Eames House (also known as Case Study House No. 8) with this basswood block puzzle, which pays tribute to the iconographic midcentury landmark.

Cup Set by Yield, $42 at yielddesign.co Fastened together with a handmade leather strap, this set of two stainless steel cups is a smart, reusable choice for picnics and dining alfresco.