When Alvar Aalto was commissioned to design a dining table, he was asked to ensure that even someone as tall as Charles de Gaulle, then President of France, would feel comfortable. That’s the kind of attention to detail a great host brings when conceiving a dining room. It is the only place in the home where all the senses are engaged, making it all the more special. Here, design quietly serves the ritual of coming together. Because in the end, the dining room is where a house becomes a true place of connection.