$180.00
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Made for the center of a celebration.
This 10" x 10" cocktail tray turns a wedding invitation, favorite photograph, monogram, or meaningful piece of artwork into luminous glass using the centuries-old art of decoupage.
Handcrafted in Ben's New York studio, each tray is shaped by hand, signed by Ben, backed in soft felt, and sealed beneath a durable food-safe surface. Serve cocktails and sweets from it, then leave it on display when the party is over.
Made to order, no two celebrations create the same tray.
Style #: DPC-1010
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 have ordered several trays using wedding invitations as gifts for the bride and groom. This time it was for my own bride to be. Almost 20 years ago my daughters fiancé wrote her a note in the second grade, which I kept in a scrap book. Kim, the designer, was so helpful. I sent her a photo of a note and she was able to use it and make a tray that I know my daughter will love and treasure forever.
I purchased the 10"x 10" cocktail tray, with a custom decoupage of the couple's invitation, as a wedding present. It looked amazing! In their Thank You note, the couple wrote that it was one of the most thoughtful gifts they've ever received. I do know this....it's probably the best wedding gift I've ever given. It will be my go-to from now on.
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