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Latest guides
What is the difference between ceramics and porcelain?
The difference between ceramics and porcelain lies mainly in the raw materials and the way the material is fired. Porcelain is in fact a type of ceramic, but it is made from a finer clay body and fired at higher temperatures. That gives a denser and often paler material than many other kinds of ceramics.
What is ceramics?
Ceramics is a collective term for objects shaped from clay and then fired at a high temperature. It can be anything from plates, cups and bowls to vases, jars and decorative figures. The material has been used for thousands of years, but the way it is shaped, glazed and fired still leaves room for huge differences in both look and quality.
Lamp above a dining table: how to choose size, height and placement
The right lamp above the dining table suits the shape and size of the table, hangs over the middle of the tabletop and gives a warm light that falls on the table without dazzling. As a rule of thumb, the lamp should be about half as wide as the table and hang 60 to 70 cm above the tabletop. The rest is about which type of lamp suits your table, and how it works with the room.