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A simple heart, rendered with intention. A Study of the Heart was found tucked inside an antique book discovered at a Paris flea market—an illustration meant not to decorate, but to observe. The bold red form, pierced cleanly by an arrow, feels both timeless and tender, a quiet reminder that love has always carried risk, devotion, and resolve.
Handcrafted in our New York City studio using the traditional French art of découpage, this bent-glass tray is made one at a time, layering archival imagery beneath glass and firing it into permanence. The surface glows softly, with subtle variations that make each piece feel collected rather than produced. Every tray is individually signed by Ben, anchoring it within his world of poetic, timeworn objects.
Beautiful yet practical, the tray is food safe, wipe clean, and finished with a felted back. Style it flat on a tabletop, display it upright on a gallery easel, or hang it with a plate hanger as a small work of art. Each piece arrives with a folded card explaining the centuries-old découpage process—a preserved moment from Paris, meant to live on.
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Style No. DPI-350
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The French call it découpage, pronounced day-coo-pahzh. It flourished in the salons of 18th-century France, where paper, patience, and a steady hand turned everyday objects into works of art.
Ben honors the French technique, in reverse. The artwork goes on the underside of the glass, by hand, so you look through the glass to see it. Nothing sits on the surface. The image seems to float, lit from within, the way a pressed flower looks when you hold it up to a window.
Every design starts with something Ben discovered or created. A pattern he drew. A botanical plate or a scrap of antique paper carried home from a market in Europe, chosen because it meant something.
Decoupage is a science of perfection. Each piece is made slowly in our New York studios by a talented team of artists, patient and exacting, who will not settle for less than a perfect result. Each one is backed in felt, so it can rest safely on a cocktail table, and signed by the artist, Ben Busko.
Each tray is decoupaged by hand beneath the glass. A little care keeps the artwork beautiful.
Suitable for hanging with a plate hanger or standing on a gallery easel.
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