A True Story: When Ben first met Martha Stewart she asked "when did you start your business, young man?" As Ben, Ben's mom, his brother and Jessica Seinfeld were ferociously crunching on their granola and acai berry bowls (this was 12 years ago). Ben replied, "when I was 8." Her response was point blank- "what can you do when you are eight?" so he replied, well when you're curious, and don't like playing in sand, you actually have a lot of time." She was stunned and a good friend was made.
It all started back in 1992, when Ben Busko was just 8 years old, selling decoupage inspired by his garden. Armed with a paint brush, Ben developed his design sensibility and technique piece by piece; using imagery, a colorful palette and words in entirely new ways; and Ben's Garden was born. Ben’s charming designs are individually handcrafted using traditional artisan techniques honored for centuries, in New York City.
What began as Ben's passion for sharing his colorful and thoughtful world transformed into opportunities for his customers. To share a bit about themselves, surround themselves with things they love, share a bit of wit and an appreciation for fashion. It all wonderfully results in turning a house into a home!
Watch Ben teach Martha Stewart how to decoupage:
His ever-expanding Collection which has transformed into an entire lifestyle Collection celebrating the life's everyday moments and milestone memories reflecting the personality and individuality which makes each of us treasure each other. Our range includes, copper coasters, cocktail, magnets, French crystal paperweights, photo frames, framed artwork, greeting cards, journals, notepads, stationery, personalized decoupage and his celebrated decoupage glass trays and platters.
More work that you'd believe goes into creating content from our entire Team for very article, feature, tv show, social media post, video, collaboration, in-store event we're fortunate to be a part of. Why? Ben believes details count more than ever. That best is always better than good and customers should stop settling for acceptable and start expecting the best, again. In quality, service, display, presentation, experience and in everything. He's on a mission to changing shopping into an experience, that's fun and full of discovery and inspiration.
Inspired boldly by the journey of Ben’s environmentalist brother Jonathan- we have completely reimagined how we think. From printing presses powered by wind power to clear bags which dissolve in water. We share one planet.
Ben is always on the move, and as a Company we're constantly changing and expanding. For business proposals, learning about opening your own Ben's Garden, distribution opportunities, International expansion and brand licensing inquiries, please kindly direct your contact to our main Business Office at hello@bensgarden.com.
