‘The Winter Table’

The Art of Tablescaping, with Natasha Morgan and Oak Lane & Co.

66 Piper Street, Kyneton, VIC

The Winter Table masterclass is the culmination of a lifelong love of seasonality, beautiful wares, creating unique experiences, and abundant Dutch Master-esque tablescapes.

This is a very special and unique offering, where you are invited to be immersed in the world of Oak Lane & Co., alongside Natasha’s passion for creating remarkable spaces, seasonal botanical installations and beautiful experiences.

Oak Lane & Co. is a special place nestled into the Piper St, Kyneton neighbourhood. Created by Carla and Simon, it falls somewhere between a beautiful and painstakingly collected and curated space selling wares gathered from across the globe, and a way of life where antiques, decorative arts, and objects are imbued with the stories of time.

Together Natasha, Carla & Simon, will share their passions for sourcing, styling, creating experiences, capturing the essence of the seasons and creating tablescapes from the canvases of old Dutch master-esque paintings.

This is a collaboration and invitation like no other.  It is an opportunity to inhabit the world of Oak Lane & Co. as if it were your own, selecting pieces from the collection held within its stunning premises, linens, branches and botanicals synonymous with winter’s evocative imagery and the simple moments that have become a way of life for Natasha – to tablescape your own winter table.

You will be provided a rare behind the scenes morning at Oak Lane & Co. – a homemakers, stylists and collectors dream. Natasha, creator of beautiful spaces, gardens, botanicals and experiences, will share her tips and tricks for creating abundant Dutch master-esque tablescapes that reflect the seasons, complemented by the arrangement of winter flowers, lichen encrusted branches, mosses and other botanicals she sources from her favourite secret country lanes and forested places.

This special 3 hour masterclass is accompanied by a morning tea of savoury and sweet treats.

In this intimate workshop you will:

• Learn the art of styling and tablescaping with the tips and tricks Natasha has gleaned over a life time of multi-disciplinary creative pursuits including styling, sourcing, floristry and experience making.

• Get a behind the scenes opportunity to be immersed in the world of Oak Lane & Co and the beautiful passion project that Simon and Carla have created, through their shared lifelong interest and passion for architecture, gardens, interiors, antiques and vintage, music and the arts, as well as travel.

• Create a seasonally inspired Winter Table set within Oak Lane & Co.  premises and collections.

• Be able to personally select pieces from the collection of Oak Lane & Co. antiques, furniture, decorative arts, wares and objects imbued with the stories of time, as well as beautiful winter botanicals, branches and flowers to complement your tablescape sourced by Natasha

• A sumptuous morning tea of sweet and savoury treats, teas, coffee and Natasha’s signature seasonal syrups.

This masterclass has strictly limited numbers to ensure an intimate hands-on affair.

About Natasha:

Natasha is a landscape architect and urban designer by profession, and a multidisciplinary creative collaborator by natural inclination. Natasha founded the Oak and Monkey Puzzle estate in 2014, the physical manifestation of a dream held by a family from the city that made a tree change with a purpose. Here Natasha created not only a beautiful country life immersed in the seasons, but also a special and evolving hub for creative activities around landscape architecture, wellbeing, experience making and creative cultivation and collaboration.

Natasha, who was lucky enough to spend two years indulging in the magical world of flowers and bespoke events with some of Melbourne's most sought after florists and event designers, can often be found surrounded by branches and blooms either grown in the cut flower gardens or foraged from the country lanes of the Victorian Central Highlands.

Natasha is a sought after public speaker, workshop teacher and facilitator, and creative collaboration partner.  Natasha shares her inspiring story of tree change, garden design, experience making and country life, through guest speaker events, writing, her workshops, social media following, print and digital media.  She has been widely featured both locally and internationally, including Australian Woman’s Weekly, Country Style magazine, Better Homes & Gardens (Channel 7),  and The Block (Channel 9).

About Carla and Simon:

O A K  L A N E & Co. showcases beautifully handcrafted antique Australian, English and French furniture and decorative objects, homewares and quality newly-made goods for your home.

Established in 2018 by Carla and Simon, O A K  L A N E & Co. was created as a means of articulating shared lifelong interest and passion for architecture, gardens, interiors, antiques and vintage, music and the arts, as well as travel. These passions come together abundantly in both our stores on Piper Street in Kyneton in Central Victoria through the gathering and styling of hand-picked pieces for your home.

Through working on the restoration of heritage houses and gardens, the concept of designing a sustainable lifestyle, based around creating timeless and convivial spaces complimented by antique furniture, homewares and books became cemented in the creation and sharing of an inspiring, immersive and relaxed retail space for others to enjoy.

We believe that the age-related characteristics and patina of an item are a unique and irreplaceable part of its distinctive story. These features, combined with the overall quality and functional condition are what bring an element of layered individuality and timeless style to your home. To this end, we encourage you to enjoy the in-store experience; to handle and hold; and to fully imagine how it can be incorporated into your own home.

We look forward to welcoming you!