August 22, 2007

Nature Calling

Couleur Nature’s Table Linens

Let’s not kid ourselves, shall we?

Bounty napkins folded into zoological oddities — although impressive — are not appropriate for your first dinner party. Unless, of course, you’re 6.

For those above the age of consent, try Couleur Nature’s handmade linen collection: an array of vivid florals, fruits, and other fanciful designs made by the ancient art of hand-block printing. (Teakwood blocks, hand carved and covered with dye, are continually applied to the fabric until the pattern’s finished.)

Adult conversation is a cinch over the apple blossom, orange tree, or Kashmir tablecloth and place mats. And once you fold a few matching napkins into the Loch Ness Monster, voilà! You’re transformed from gangly youth with an origami obsession to complex grown-up who shows a genuine appreciation for Japanese art.

Solving your minor problem once and for all.

Available online at couleurnature.com.