OUR people

How long have you worked at Table Art/The Naperer?
Since day one...

What's your favourite part of your job?
Creating a new table design with fabric combinations I haven't used together before. I still get all giddy with excitement.

What's your least favourite part of your job?
Midnight bumpouts.

Favourite Table Art product
Royale Velvet napkin.

Describe your ideal day off
Start my day down the beach somewhere, a big breakfast at a cafe with friends, drive back to Melbourne to the MCG with friends & family to watch Melbourne FC defeat Essendon FC or Collingwood FC then go straight to a musical theatre show finished with a cocktail bar then bed! (Clearly this ideal day pretends I don't have a child!!)

Describe your ideal work day
A quiet day without any questions so I can slam through my intray! (sad huh!)

Weird or wonderful fact about you that we may not know
I'm an atheist who sang in a Gospel choir for ten years.

How long have you worked at Table Art/The Naperer/The Naperer's Laundrette?
Since 2018.

What's your favourite part of your job?
My favourite part of my job is working with all our amazing couples, stylists and planners to help create their amazing looks and concepts.

What's your least favourite part of your job?
Un-knotting dirty napkins that have been returned. Some are so tightly knotted, it takes so long to do.

Favourite Table Art product
My favourite Table Art product is the Denim Weave tablecloth because I used it for my baby shower back in 2021 and my son's first birthday. So everytime I see it, it reminds me of that.

Describe your ideal day off
An ideal day off for me definitely starts off with an uninterrupted sleep in, off to pilates then breakfast out at a cafe, with a huge coffee and a bangin chilli scramble. If I was really wanting to treat myself I'd then go get a massage, heaven!!

Describe your ideal work day
A day where everything goes smoothly, everyone is across their role for the day and I can just smash out my 'To Do List'.

Weird or wonderful fact about you that we may not know
This is definitely a wonderful, but sometimes agonising fact that I am a massive Carlton Football Club supporter. I made a deal, with my now husband, that I would be the only one responsible for cleaning our toilets, IF our first born would be a Carlton supporter. I can happily say, whether he likes it or not, my son is a Carlton supporter.

How long have you worked at Table Art/The Naperer/The Naperer's Laundrette?
Since mid 2022.

What's your favourite part of your job?
My favourite part is definitely the diversity that each day holds! One day I'm in the office doing showroom appointments with couples & the next I'm at Government House setting up for the Governor's dinner!

What's your least favourite part of your job?
Definitely counting linen and finding surprise cockroaches amongst the dirty used napkins & tablecloths!

Favourite Table Art product
Caramel Weave anything.

Describe your ideal day off
Op shopping through the morning and into the afternoon and then heading home to watch the Bombers game from the couch with a wine & charcuterie board (living the dream, I know!)

Describe your ideal work day
Any day is an ideal day so long as the inbox is clear, there's no before or after hours linen emergencies and the sun is shining! Wishful thinking I know!

Weird or wonderful fact about you that we may not know
I can bend my thumb back to my wrist! I also have a healthy obsession with indoor plants - I think this is normal but my boyfriend says otherwise.

How long have you worked at Table Art/The Naperer/The Naperer's Laundrette?
Since start of 2023.

What's your favourite part of your job?
Filling orders.

What's your least favourite part of your job?
Dealing with laundry.

Favourite Table Art product
Sangria Weave napkin.

Describe your ideal day off
Spending the day with family, especially grandson Mavy.

Describe your ideal work day
Receiving orders to be filled, filling the orders, no laundry issues & everything running smoothly.

Weird or wonderful fact about you that we may not know
I owned & operated my own business for 10 years.

How long have you worked at Table Art/The Naperer/The Naperer's Laundrette?
Since mid 2021.

What's your favourite part of your job?
No two days are the same!

What's your least favourite part of your job?
When Allie doesn't reply to my work emails.

Favourite Table Art product
Anything and everything made in Forest Weave fabric.

Describe your ideal day off
It would definitely involve sunshine, coffee & yoga!

Describe your ideal work day
When I come in to work and we haven't started a new business or leased a new building! Haha! I love that this business is SO dynamic and that the people are full of new and wonderful ideas - it's such a creative workspace.

Weird or wonderful fact about you that we may not know
I have a twin!

How long have you worked at Table Art/The Naperer/The Naperer's Laundrette?
Since 2022.

What's your favourite part of your job?
Visits from Table Art dog Harry.

What's your least favourite part of your job?
Picking wax off dirty table cloths.

Favourite Table Art product
Burnt Orange Weave napkins.

Describe your ideal day off
Staying in bed in my pyjamas all day OR playing with my gorgeous granddaughter.

Describe your ideal work day
Very little wax.

Weird or wonderful fact about you that we may not know
I have collected buttons for over twenty years and would have a collection in the millions!

How long have you worked at Table Art/The Naperer/The Naperer's Laundrette?
Since mid 2022.

What's your favourite part of your job?
Sewing quilting fabrics has always been my passion.

What's your least favourite part of your job?
Unpicking things that have gone wrong.

Favourite Table Art product
Napkins.

Describe your ideal day off
Living in Melbourne it all goes back to the weather so always happy when it's a beautiful sunny day.

Describe your ideal work day
When everything goes to plan and no unpicking!

Weird or wonderful fact about you that we may not know
Love all things artistic, sketching, painting, writing, designing clothing & yes, again sewing.

How long have you worked at Table Art/The Naperer/The Naperer's Laundrette?
Since September 2024

What's your favourite part of your job?
I love the variety of the job. Every day has felt different. Whether I'm cutting fabric to make tablecloths or dropping off a delivery - I've been having a blast.

What's your least favourite part of your job?
The extremely rare occurrence that I have lunch after 1 pm or when I have to pick wax off tablecloths!

Favourite Table Art product
Anything in Limoncello.

Describe your ideal day off
A morning beach swim/run, brunch with friends, then seeing a movie or going to a show in the evening.

Describe your ideal work day
Any day that I get to use the cutting machine & get to wear the chainesh gloves! (to cut fabric in The Naperer)

Weird or wonderful fact about you that we may not know
Election day is one of my favourite days. I love voting, I love sausage sizzles & I love bake sales!