Event styling & tablescapes in Amsterdam
With a love for colour, vintage and sustainability, Merlijn — founder of Magasin plus Couleur — designs tailor-made tablescapes and full event styling, from intimate dinners to brand activations and cultural events.
Having worked in the events industry both as a tableware supplier and as an event producer, Merlijn knows event production inside and out — and years in the creative industry mean a network of florists, printers, and suppliers to call on for exactly what an event needs.
What's included
Every project is tailor-made, but styling typically covers: the full tablescape (tableware, glassware, linens and florals styled as one scene, not separate rentals), custom details like menu cards and embroidered napkins, a day-of timeline, on-site setup, and coordinating with your other suppliers so everything runs smoothly.
Recent work
Peugeot — press days at NDSM
For Peugeot's press days at NDSM Amsterdam, Merlijn was asked to style the tablescape for their influencer event: designing the menu cards, arranging the flowers, embroidering the napkins, and styling the table as a whole.
Amsterdam Museum — Freedom Lunch
For Amsterdam Museum's Freedom Lunch on May 5th, with a lineup of speakers, the tablescape incorporated a softer take on the colours of the Dutch flag, with a touch of orange worked into the florals as a nod to the national colour.
Summer dinner — mixed & matched
For a summer dinner styled entirely in mismatched vintage pieces — plates, glassware, and table linen mixed across colours and patterns — nothing on the table matched, and somehow, everything did. It's exactly the kind of colourful, imperfectly-put-together tablescape Magasin plus Couleur is built around.
Rebranding event – Magasin plus Couleur
June 2025 we launched the rebranding of Magasin plus Couleur. We wanted to have a small and personal gathering to celebrate the brand. In the design of the set we wanted to give a nostalgic feeling. The feeling of having a dinner outside in the summer sun while the laundry is drying in the summer breeze. The colours used for the event reflect the new brand colours: orange, pink & aubergine.
Opening studio donge
For the opening of studio donge we took care of the event styling. The main colour we focused on was ice blue. We wanted to make a 'light' styling by using see through fabric for the draping on the ceiling & the table. The branded cards were also produced by us.
Quick answers
What's a tablescape?
The full visual composition of a table — plates, glassware, linens, florals, and small details like menu cards — styled together as one scene rather than picked separately.
Do you only style private dinners, or brand and corporate events too?
Both. Recent work spans an influencer press event for a car brand, a lunch for a museum, a studio opening, and private dinners — corporate, cultural, and personal events all welcome.
Where do you work?
Based in Amsterdam but available everywhere.
How far ahead should I book?
The bigger and more custom the event, the more lead time helps — reach out as soon as you have a date, even if the plans are still taking shape.
Contact
Interested in a tailor-made event? Reach out by email (info@magasinpluscouleur.com) and let's create something beautiful together.