Blog: Gien

Gien's Sologne pattern brings deer, game birds and hunting dogs to the fall table – assorted dessert plates, bowls, mugs, teapot and tips for an autumn table setting.

Serve Thanksgiving dinner on Gien Sologne: the stag turkey platter, soup tureen, serving trays, pie platter and hosting tips for a warm French-country holiday table.

Gien's Filet Noël dresses the classic scalloped Filet shape for Christmas with colored-pencil and watercolor drawings – dinner plates, dessert plates, mugs, a serving tray and styling ideas.

From a 200-year-old clay recipe to three firings and hand painting, here is how Gien makes its French faience in the Loire Valley – plus the patterns that show the handwork best.