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Napkins with a Twist: Fabulous Folds with Flair for Every Occasion [Hardcover]

David Stark (Author), John Morse (Author), Mick Hales (Photographer)
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Book Description

June 8, 2006
As sweet as a love note, as welcome as a holiday, as easy as pie.

Take simple squares of cloth, succinctly written directions, and clearly photographed steps and create fantastic napkin folds that transform your table into a showpiece.

Mixing whimsy and elegance, celebrity event designer David Stark fashions stylish setups for every occasion. In Napkins with a Twist, Stark turns his unerring eye to the art of the perfect table setting, focusing on the quick, inexpensive, and creative.

From everyday to evening, children's parties to black-tie affairs, a clever napkin fold turns any gathering into a memorable event. Classic folds such as the Tuexedo Fold, together with Stark's own innovative designs—including the wildly fun Fortune Cookie and Sushi Roll folds—make setting the table a no-brainer.

Folds from Buckingham Palace and the Kennedy White House, New York's Pierre and Napa Valley's French Laundry, reveal how royalty, the rich and famous, the world's legendary restaurants, all put just the right touches on their signature starched linens.

Along with its array of napkin folds, Napkins with a Twist spills over with useful tips, how-to lists, etiquette reminders, table settings, and surprising suggestions for how a napkin fold can become the starting point for designing an entire occasion.


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Mixing whimsy and elegance, celebrity event designer David Stark fashions stylish setups for every occasion.

When magazines want to know what’s going to be in style next, they ask tastemaker David Stark. Here, in Napkins with a Twist, Stark turns his unerring eye to the art of the perfect table setting and presentation, focusing on the quick, inexpensive, and endlessly creative possibilities offered by simple squares of fabric. From whimsical to formal, everyday to evening, these napkin folds encompass everything from classics such as the French fold and the peacock to Stark’s own innovative designs, as well as famous signature folds—from Buckingham Palace to the White House, The Pierre in New York to the Greenbrier in West Virginia, Michael Bras Restaurant in France to Delmonico's in New York. Additionally, Stark takes a peek inside some of the world’s most luxurious dining halls—the captain’s black-tie table on the Titanic, the chic Napa Valley dining room of The French Laundry—and reveals how the best in the business put just the right touches on their starched linens. Accompanied by both beautiful color photographs and practical, step-by-step photos, Napkins with a Twist is a much-needed breath of fresh air in this surprisingly fertile little niche and is destined to become the new classic in the field.

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As sweet as a love note, as welcome as a holiday, as easy as pie.

Take simple squares of cloth, succinctly written directions, and clearly photographed steps and create fantastic napkin folds that transform your table into a showpiece.

Mixing whimsy and elegance, celebrity event designer David Stark fashions stylish setups for every occasion. In Napkins with a Twist, Stark turns his unerring eye to the art of the perfect table setting, focusing on the quick, inexpensive, and creative.

From everyday to evening, children's parties to black-tie affairs, a clever napkin fold turns any gathering into a memorable event. Classic folds such as the Tuexedo Fold, together with Stark's own innovative designs—including the wildly fun Fortune Cookie and Sushi Roll folds—make setting the table a no-brainer.

Folds from Buckingham Palace and the Kennedy White House, New York's Pierre and Napa Valley's French Laundry, reveal how royalty, the rich and famous, the world's legendary restaurants, all put just the right touches on their signature starched linens.

Along with its array of napkin folds, Napkins with a Twist spills over with useful tips, how-to lists, etiquette reminders, table settings, and surprising suggestions for how a napkin fold can become the starting point for designing an entire occasion.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Workman Publishing, Inc. (June 8, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1579652964
  • ISBN-13: 978-1579652968
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must if you enjoy creating beautiful table settings., November 11, 2006
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I have always loved to create different napkin folds for my table when entertaining, and my guests always comment on them. David Stark creates some beautiful and fun folds. I got so many ideas for napkins and also for table settings. This book is beautiful to look at, and it also has some famous folds from the White House and other celebrated places. If you love to entertain, this is for you. The instructions are very easy to follow and the folding is fast.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for creative people., January 6, 2009
This review is from: Napkins with a Twist: Fabulous Folds with Flair for Every Occasion (Hardcover)
I bought this book for my very creative fourteen year old daughter as a Christmas gift. She spent most of the morning trying all the folds and then had the table set with a variation of a couple of examples from the book for our family dinner. She had no problem duplicating the folds, the only drawback is I am now searching for another good napkin folding book for her, she is hooked.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best photos and instructions, November 14, 2008
This review is from: Napkins with a Twist: Fabulous Folds with Flair for Every Occasion (Hardcover)
I constantly refer to this book to show brides and corporate customers how a well folded napkin can add so much for so little. My customers love many of the "celebrities" that have their special fold- like First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, renowned hotels and many more. Best of all, we can show different ways of using menu cards with a great folded napkin. Now if only the rental linen companies would starch their napkins, we could have just the fun of folding!
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