Ten Napkin folding designs for special occasions

Table napkins are essential in any dining setting as they keep food stains off the clothes and face of the diners. Artfully-folded napkins go a long way to set the tone in any party whether it is a family dinner, a children’s birthday party or a festive occasion. What stands out first and foremost when guests sit at the dining table is a meticulously-presented serviette folding. Here are some simple and easy napkin folding styles that can impress party guests.

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The Rose

An artistic twist to elegant napkin folding design is to come up with a rose. It’s simple and easy but it’s also a fashionable adornment to set on the tableware.

Click here for the folding tutorial by Blossom.

Lotus Flower

Almost too beautiful to unfold, the lotus flower is a unique and impressive folding design that will likely impress guests.

Click here for the folding tutorial by One King Lane.

Bow tie

A feminine and very simple way to do this is to use a ring to hold together a neatly folded bow tie.

Click here for the folding tutorial by Apartment Therapy.

Tuxedo

An event for gentlemen calls for a smart and neat dining napkin presentation.

Click here for the folding tutorial by mycrafts.com.

Floating Leaf

Simply elegant and outstanding yet extremely easy to do, the Floating Lead napkin style will go a very long way to make ordinary lines look impressive to guests.

Click here for the folding tutorial by Secret Stash.

Ocean Waves

A dose of creativity that can delight and inspire attendees to a children’s birthday party is the Ocean Waves folding design.

Click here for the folding tutorial.

Christmas Tree

Add the spirit of Christmas to a festive dinner with friends and family by employing a neatly-folded miniature Christmas tree that will certainly be welcomed and delight both adults and children.

Click here for the folding tutorial by Handi Mania.

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Card Placement Style

Easy and stylishly presentable, this card placement style can pocket a variety of customisable attachments such as, knick knacks, utensils, a menu and name card.

Click here for the folding tutorial by Sanctuary Home Decor.

Fleur De Lis

This simple folding style is held together by a ring and presents an elegant placement on the serving place of each and every guest.

Click here for the folding tutorial by Secret Stash

Rosebud

An easy folding style with a touch of sophistication which can even be customised with floral decorations or a small bottle of wine for each guest.

Click here for the folding tutorial by Kitchen Joy Blog.

Where to find elegant dining napkins and customizable serviettes that can lend attractive styles to the dining table:

Duni

For eco-friendly compostable napkins that can be customized with printed greetings or letterings to present guests with a more personal experience.

Amara

Patterned linens and serviettes with accessories that present an avant-garde style that will add some flare to your dining table.

Lane Crawford

Provides in elegant fashion a variety of single-coloured or exquisitely-patterned napkins.

Indigo-Living

For simple shimmer napkin sets that can highlight the decorative dining wares and artful centerpieces on your dining table.

Table talk with Saint-Louis Ceo Jerome de Lavergnolle on how to adorn your Christmas table and more

Iconic French homeware brand, Saint-Louis, has just introduced some timeless and contemporary tableware and decoration pieces ahead of Christmas. Drawing from experience dating back to half a millennium, these objets d’art are designed to transform your home into a magical space. We recently caught up with the brand’s CEO Jerome de Lavergnolle to find out about his personal recommendations and other special services this Christmas.

Please tell us something about the origins of Saint Louis.

Established in 1586, the Münzthal glassworks became known as Saint-Louis in 1767 by letters patent from King Louis XV. In 1781, Saint-Louis’s skilled craftsmen discovered the secret formula of crystal for the first time in continental Europe. Over centuries, Saint-Louis has remained an emblem of classic luxury and has sidestepped any risk of being engulfed by current fashion trends. In 1995, Saint-Louis became part of the Hermès Group.

What is your latest collection and what are the sources of inspiration for it?

In January 2017, we introduced Folia – a 25-piece collection of tableware, vases, candlesticks and lighting. In September 2017, we wanted to celebrate the 90^th anniversary of the iconic Tommy collection with colour and panache. The first Tommy collection was introduced in 1928 to celebrate the friendship between France and the UK after World War I.

What do you recommend from your collection for our readers this Christmas?

Saint-Louis has designed several eye-catching items especially for Christmas. Twist 1586 is an exhaustive tableware collection, perfect for wowing your guests, while the Plurielle Vase can easily be a centrepiece in any setting. For clients looking for more minimalist options, I’d recommend the Oxymore collection with its clean-cut features.

Does Saint-Louis cater to any special request services?

We do honour special request services. For lighting, you can opt for our customised services to make changes to our ready-to-light collection. For instance, royal lightings can be customised for an extra touch of exclusivity: a single chandelier can offer over 15,000 possibilities! We also have a made-to-order service. Till date, the largest chandelier made to order at our factory was 9 metres high, 4 metres in diameter and weighed around 2,500 kg.

We also customise tableware and ornamental items, engraving them with your name or adding a new embellishment.

You have worked for the Hermes group for over 20 years. What are the biggest changes in terms of the Asian market?

Today, Asian clients are not necessarily following trends, but are setting their own trends. They have become connoisseurs who have abandoned the prominence of the logo for signature designs. Customised or made-to-measure pieces also catch their interests.

Thank you.

Text: Suchetana Mukhopadhyay

Dazzle Christmas guests with Christofle tableware

The Christmas season is a time for families and friends to come together and share goodwill and presents. It is also a time for parties and dinner engagements, which can take their toll on your mental and physical wellbeing, as well as your tableware.

This holiday season, if your home is as full as the inn in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, it would probably be wise to invest in more tableware and flatware.

Christofle is a modern luxury brand that manufactures fine silver tableware, flatware, decorative arts, jewellery and accessories through collaborations with world-renowned designers.

Designer Marcel Wanders and Christofle have collaborated to bring a new range of deluxe crystal and porcelain to your Christmas banquet tables.

Dazzle your guests and let them sip from wine glasses, champagne flutes and wine carafes made out of mouth-blown crystal with delicate sandblasted patterns. Make your guests eat off the porcelain service which has a refined platinum border.

To really impress your Christmas dinner guests, light up the room with the Haute Orfèvrerie 13-light candelabra, which is limited to 50 pieces worldwide.