Hand screen-printed pomegranate napkins from Fisk & Fern

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As the The Recyclist Rene Lynch wrote recently: Why use paper napkins and towels when cloth napkins and tea towels are so much better for the environment?

Not to mention prettier. These screen-printed orange cotton napkins from Brooklyn-based Fisk & Fern are so striking, in fact, they could move the most cold-hearted polluter to eschew disposable goods for life.

The 100% cotton, 20-inch-square napkins, screen-printed with water-based nontoxic inks, are perfect for summer alfresco dining. A set of four costs $28. Machine washable. Check out more of artist Laura Fisk’s delightful designs, including flour sack tea towels, at her Etsy shop. -- Lisa Boone