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A single red sentinel against a field of quiet parchment. The Argentinian Red Ladybug rests at center—small, deliberate, impossibly vivid—like a dot of sealing wax on a handwritten letter. Its lacquered wings and inky spots feel both scientific and romantic, as though lifted from a 19th-century naturalist’s notebook discovered in a sun-warmed study in Buenos Aires.
There is something deeply reassuring about a ladybug. In gardens across continents, it is considered a sign of protection and prosperity. Here, preserved beneath glass, it becomes a modern talisman—minimal, graphic, and quietly joyful. A study in restraint. A whisper of luck.
Handcrafted in our New York City studio using the traditional French art of decoupage, each bent-glass tray is created one at a time. The artwork is laid in reverse beneath glass and fired into permanence, resulting in a luminous surface with subtle variations that make every piece uniquely personal. Each tray is individually signed by Ben, a quiet signature of craftsmanship and care.
Food safe and wipe clean with a felted back, it is as practical as it is poetic—ready to hold rings on a bedside table, citrus at cocktail hour, or to stand upright on a gallery easel as a small work of art. Every tray arrives with a folded card explaining the time-honored decoupage process.
A little luck from the Southern Hemisphere. Captured. Kept. Cherished.
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Style No. DPI-4686
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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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