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Be who you are — perhaps the oldest good advice there is, and here it is set in vintage typeset across a warm cream background, quietly insisting on itself from the corner of your desk. It is a small daily permission slip, rendered in type worth pausing over.
French crystal is dramatically heavier than ordinary glass and throws a brilliant, sparkling light, magnifying every letter beneath its dome. Each is individually handcrafted in our New York studio and measures 3.5" × 3.5" × .675", the back finished in soft felt. A folded card explaining the centuries-old art of découpage accompanies every piece.
Keep it where you'll catch its message on the hard days, or give it to someone stepping bravely into themselves — a graduate, a friend, anyone learning to take up their own space.
Style No. DPWQ-262
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.
I bought one of these ages ago and wanted to get a few for friends... the nice surprise was they came gift wrapped! Great product and service!
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