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We'll be friends forever — the kind of promise made easily and kept for a lifetime. Set beneath a dome of genuine French crystal, the words take on a quiet permanence, magnified and glowing like a vow you can hold in your hand.
French crystal is dramatically heavier than ordinary glass and produces a brilliant, sparkling effect, catching every detail of Ben's design. The paperweight measures 3.5" × 3.5" × .675", its base softly felted so it settles gently onto any desk, and a folded card explaining the découpage process accompanies each piece.
Give it to the friend you've kept for decades, or the one you already know you'll keep for decades more, as a small and lasting way of saying so.
Style No. DPWQ-59
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.
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