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For the graduate, the dreamer, the one packing bags for somewhere brand new, our You're Off to Great paperweight carries Ben's charming, slightly unexpected aesthetic beneath a dome of genuine French crystal — brilliant, sparkling, and dramatically heavier than ordinary glass. Weighty in the hand, it magnifies every hand-applied detail and turns a desk into a small monument to what comes next. Handcrafted in our New York studio, the oval paperweight measures a substantial 3.5" × 3.5" × .675" with a softly felted base, and arrives with a folded card explaining the centuries-old decoupage process behind it. Keep it close to anchor big plans and bigger dreams, or gift it to someone stepping bravely into their next great chapter. Offered in a minimum case of two.
Style No. DPWQ-177
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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