The complete guide
Buying Guide
What you actually get
The 4 piece set is a duvet or quilt cover, one flat sheet and two pillowcases. The 6 piece set is the same duvet cover and flat sheet with four pillowcases instead of two. That is the only difference between them, and it is EUR 10. There is no fitted sheet in either set, which is the thing most worth knowing before you order.
Sizes are King and Super King. If you are between the two, the larger set tucks better and hangs fuller on a deep mattress, for EUR 20 more.
Satin, and why the name says silk
This is satin, a weave rather than a fibre, and satin bedding is usually polyester. The range has carried the name "satin silk" for years and we have kept it so the product stays findable, but the specification on this page says what it is. If you want the natural fibre, our mulberry silk bed sheet is 100% silk, and a single sheet of it costs more than this entire set. That comparison is probably the clearest way to understand what you are choosing between.
Where a satin set makes sense
Guest rooms, mostly, and beds that get made by someone other than you. It looks generous on a bed, it survives a normal wash and a tumble dryer, it holds its colour well, and it costs a fraction of silk. Those are real advantages and they are the reason this is the most ordered bedding we sell.
The trade-off is heat. Polyester traps warmth and does not move moisture the way a natural fibre does, so anyone who sleeps hot will notice it over a full night under a duvet. That matters more in a set than it does in a single pillowcase, simply because there is more of it against you.
Looking after it
Wash warm or cold on a normal cycle and tumble dry on low. Keep the heat down in both: high temperatures are what make polyester pill and dull. Give a saturated colour like the black or the red its own first wash, then it is fine with similar shades. It rarely needs ironing, and if you do, keep the iron cool.
One practical note people do not expect: a satin duvet cover over a satin flat sheet is a slippery combination, and some people pair the set with a cotton fitted sheet underneath to keep everything where they left it.