Bernardaud Holiday Dinnerware: Christmas Day Tablescape

Winter has a way of pulling the people we love around the same table. Whether it is a silent night Christmas Eve dinner, a cheerful Christmas morning, a formal sit down Christmas dinner or a lazy New Year’s Day brunch, the holidays are really a string of shared meals. The porcelain you serve them on helps turn each one into a memory.

This season, Bernardaud, the French porcelain house from Limoges, has set a table for every occasion. Four collections, Eden Mordoré, Noël, Kintsugi Sarkis and Sol, each bring their own mood to the festive calendar, from dazzling to cozy, sparkling to full of light. Here is how to use them, one celebration at a time.

Bernardaud: Five Generations of French Porcelain

Bernardaud embodies the excellence of French porcelain. The family-owned manufacture has been based in Limoges, the historic home of porcelain, since 1863. Its savoir-faire has been handed down through five generations, and for more than 160 years the house has combined creativity, excellence and innovation.

That heritage is why a Bernardaud table feels different. Every plate, cup and platter in these holiday collections carries the same patient craft, whether it is dressed in gold, platinum or festive red and green.

Christmas Eve by Candlelight: Eden Mordoré

When the whole family comes together on Christmas Eve, the table deserves real care. Eden Mordoré is made for that moment. Its intricate scrollwork in gold and platinum shimmers against a crisp white tablecloth, and in the candlelight, flashes of metallic light dance across every piece, from charger plate to bread plate.

The collection is generous enough for a full holiday dinner. It includes dinner, salad and dessert plates, rim soup and coupe soup plates, a salad bowl, an open vegetable dish, a round tart platter and a rectangular cake platter. For the end of the evening, there are tea and espresso cups with saucers, a creamer, a sugar bowl and a tea pot.

Add place cards so each guest finds their seat, pass the serving dishes from hand to hand and let the conversation flow. Generations mingle, everyone is simply happy to be together, and the evening carries on late into the night.

Christmas Day, Full of Wonder: Noël

Christmas morning starts with the rustle of wrapping paper and the clink of cups. Children’s laughter echoes through the house, hot chocolate warms on the stove, and the family gathers for an unhurried breakfast once the gifts are open. The Noël collection wraps that cozy moment in golden garlands against festive red and green. Put out croissants and cookies, light the fire, and let the morning stretch on.

For two, the ritual gets more intimate: two steaming cups, a few pastries and all the time in the world.

Then comes the main event, Christmas lunch. Fold the napkins onto the porcelain plates, raise a glass, and let cocktail hour wander along with lively conversation and shared stories. This is when treasured family recipes take pride of place, from the dish left to simmer for hours to the carefully planned menu.

The design rewards a closer look. Sleighs, gifts, Christmas trees and fireplaces sit side by side at the heart of each plate. A set of four assorted salad plates, one for each motif, makes it easy to start the collection. Beyond plates, Noël also offers a gravy boat, a relish dish, an oval platter, a mug, a hot beverage server and a tea pot, so the same festive look carries from breakfast to dinner. It is a timeless pattern that awakens the inner child in young and old alike, year after year.

New Year’s Eve, Time to Celebrate: Kintsugi Sarkis

The festivities are not only for family. From Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve, there is room to share the season with friends, and Kintsugi Sarkis is the collection for it. Elegant and understated, it captures the simple, thoughtful care we reserve for long-standing friendships.

Its white porcelain is crossed by veins of gold, inspired by the Japanese art of mending with gold. Set the table with sharing dishes at the center, light a few candles, and add sprigs of mistletoe and dried flowers that echo the gold lines. Glasses clink, conversation runs late and laughter fills the room as friends raise a toast until the clock strikes midnight.

For a host who likes to go a little further, the collection includes mugs, a small tumbler, tea and espresso cups, a round tart platter and a rectangular cake platter. There is also a caviar service, and a set of two table knives with gold or silver mirror blades, so the sparkle extends from the plate to the cutlery.

New Year’s Day, a Fresh Start Together: Sol

The morning after the party unfolds lazily, still humming with echoes of the night before. The buzz gives way to the calm of home, and the whole household gathers around a warm, welcoming table at noon to start the year on the right note.

With its golden rays, the Sol collection sets the tone: bright and full of optimism. Over lunch, everyone shares their plans and hopes for the months ahead, not forgetting the New Year’s resolutions, which, this time, they all swear they’ll keep.

Sol is a flexible, generous collection. It spans plates in several sizes, a soup tureen, a deep salad bowl, an oval platter, cereal and noodle bowls, rice bowls, small dishes and a Chinese spoon, plus tea and espresso cups, a creamer and a sugar bowl. That range makes it easy to serve a long, relaxed brunch and keep using the pieces well beyond the holidays.

Give the Gift of Time at the Table

Perhaps the most precious gift of the season is time itself, the time we give to others. A beautifully laid setting, a cherished family recipe with a new twist and a small, thoughtful touch for each guest say more than words ever could how much we treasure the people who brighten our year.

A few simple ideas to take with you:

Give each occasion its own table: dazzling for Christmas Eve, cozy for Christmas Day, sparkling for New Year’s Eve and full of light for New Year’s Day.
Let the porcelain carry the mood, and keep flowers, candles and linens simple around it.
Add a personal detail for every guest, like a place card at their seat.

Ready to set your own holiday table? Explore the Eden Mordoré, Noël, Kintsugi Sarkis and Sol collections at Bernardaud and find the pieces that will anchor your celebrations this year and for many years to come.