The goddess of love and beauty, Venus, according to legend, was born from sea foam. Sandro Botticelli depicted her birth as being born from a scallop shell. In that era, the shell was a symbol of purity and tenderness, a sign of the origin of life. Her mother-of-pearl, like a divine shell, reflected the beauty of a real goddess. Napkins from the Venus collection are reminiscent of how nature creates simple and timeless symbols of beauty.