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A love letter you can set your keys on. “My dear” is lifted from an antique hand- ink looping with the elegance of old-world correspondence, then preserved forever beneath crystal glass. In our New York studio, the artwork is applied in the French tradition of découpage: laid in reverse under bent glass, sealed with fine varnishes, and burnished until the script seems to float like wet ink. The result is both sentimental and striking—an homage to the disappearing art of cursive and the way a few handwritten words can still quicken the heart.
Practical as it is poetic, this tray makes a perfect desk or bedside catch-all, just the right size for pencils and pens, a phone, readers, or a daily stack of notes. Ben’s signature felted back lands softly on marble and wood; the smooth glass surface is food-safe and wipes clean in a heartbeat. Display it flat, stand it on a gallery easel, or hang it with a plate hanger to let the message greet you from the wall. Each piece is individually signed by Ben and arrives with a folded card explaining the time-honored decoupage process.
For the letter-writer, the romantic, the keeper of small treasures, two words that say everything, rendered with the permanence they deserve.
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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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