George Briard-Balloon Illustration Linen Cocktail Napkin Set

The two-color pink and light green illustrations are cute! Set of 8 linen cocktail napkins. The illustrations and the designer’s signature are full of mid-century retro pop vibes.

Georges Briard is a Ukrainian-born American immigrant. He is a leading interior goods, kitchen goods, and tableware designer of the 20th century.

The illustration on the box is also cute! Vintage collectibles in paper box.

Cocktail napkins are smaller in size than napkins used for dinner, and are meant to be used for placing hors d’oeuvres or as drink coasters at casual occasions such as cocktail parties and buffet parties. Nowadays, paper napkins often play this role, but if you entertain with cloth napkins, you can create a casual yet stylish look. (And even more so with such cute illustrations!)

Georges Briard (1917-2005) was a Ukrainian-born American designer. He is famous for his designs for tableware, especially gold-plated patterned glasses, but he also designed a wide range of products from miscellaneous goods to interior decoration in general, and won numerous awards from the 1950s to the 1970s.