Passover with Adina Schlass

As the weather shifts and spring begins to emerge, pushing through the damp, thawing earth, we look to seasoned host Adina Schlass for her expertise on the art of the Passover table. Adina views tradition as a vessel for memory and the table as the place to ground it. When deciding on the decor for such a meaningful holiday, she finds a delicate dance between beauty and meaning.

Long before Adina begins the practical rhythm of holiday preparation, she asks the most important question: "How do I want this to feel?" She explains, "We're not meant to simply sit inside tradition — we're meant to feel it. And it's those feelings that stay with us long after the holiday ends. They're what shape the memories our children will carry with them one day — the atmosphere, the warmth of the table, the sense that something meaningful is unfolding."

To Adina, that means a table that feels grounded, warm, and inviting; a space where people want to linger. "I love the quiet contrast of earthy foliage woven through the table with unique, elevated dishes. There's something beautiful about that tension—the natural softness of greenery against pieces that feel refined and intentional. It creates a table that feels layered and alive, both familiar and new."

"I'm not much of a printed-tablecloth kind of person. I always return to neutral linens — soft, understated, and timeless. They create the perfect canvas, allowing the details of the table to speak for themselves."

Adina generally chooses to anchor her tablescapes with neutral, soft, and understated linens, allowing the finer details to speak for themselves. It is through these details that a table truly begins to tell a story.

For her Passover table this year, she styled The Ribbon Collection alongside a special edition of Passover decor she designed. The collection was inspired by an image in the Haggadah she used as a child: a drawing of Miriam standing in the reeds of the Nile, reaching toward Moses' basket. Her arm stretched impossibly far—elongated in the illustration just enough to reach him.

"There was an image in the Haggadah we used when I was a child that always fascinated me. I would flip through the pages just to find it. It was a drawing of Miriam standing in the reeds of the Nile, reaching toward Moses' basket. Her arm stretched impossibly far — elongated in the illustration, just enough to touch it. I was so little, but the image stirred something in me."

She explains that this collection was "born out of my love for tradition and the memories I carry from holidays past. Each piece is embossed and printed with intricate vine illustrations that weave through the entire line — inspired by the long reeds of the Nile that have somehow remained imprinted in my imagination since childhood. Alongside them are delicate sketches of vintage wine glasses, a small detail I love for the way it blends elegance with nostalgia."

"Because tradition isn't about repeating something we already know. It's about stepping back into the story in new and meaningful ways — so that we're not simply remembering the past, but feeling it again."

For Adina, the magic lies in the mingling of aesthetic beauty and deep meaning. She hopes that, like tradition itself, the details of her table become an integral part of the moments that unfold around it—shaping how her family experiences their world.

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