Dressing our dinner tables to the nines has never been more popular, as can be seen by the tablescaping trend all over our Instagram feeds right now.

But although picking out chic tapered candles in a range of colours and some stylish table linens (as well as a vase with dried flowers as a centrepiece, of course) is all important to get your dinner table looking it’s best, we think its’ important to start with the basics.

After all, what’s a dinner table with no dinner plates? As much as we love decor, we probably love food just that little bit more.

So, here we’ve hand-selected a curation of utterly gorgeous dinner plates in a mixture of hues, shapes and sizes to wow the guests at your next dinner party. With lots of small, independent brands and handmade styles, you’re bound to find something special.

Tableware: 10 stylish dinner plates to buy now and up your dinner party game