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A love letter to Manhattan, preserved under glass. The historic Outline & Index of New York City becomes a living tableau, its streets stitched like a quilt, ferry wakes feathering the rivers, Broadway running its bright seam from the Battery to the Park. It feels like finding an old atlas in a favorite bookshop, then realizing it was made for your table.
In our New York studio we practice the quiet ritual of French decoupage. The map is laid in reverse on the underside of the glass, sealed with hand-brushed varnish, then softly bent so light moves across it like morning on the Hudson. The back is felted, the surface wipes clean, the piece is food safe, and Ben signs each one before it leaves the bench. A folded note telling the time-honored process travels with it.
For New Yorkers past, present, and future, a little map of belonging.
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Style No. DPI-2356
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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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