Floral Lacquered Mango Wood Boxes (Pair) - Violets Winter25 Bodies of green are painted

Bodies of green are painted by hand with black polka dots

Everything about this exquisite wrap bracelet is top-notch: from the delicate strands of suede to the shiny 18k gold-plated zamac magnetic clasp closure

alternating round blue beads with multicolored cylinders

the House of Antigua Artisans creates beautiful accessories like this cosmetic bag

who engrave a coconut shell with an openwork butterfly motif

Floral Lacquered Mango Wood Boxes (Pair) - Violets Winter25 Bodies of green are paintedCarving mango wood into spheres, Nantana Sompamitre creates a pair of delightful boxes. A violet motif adorns their smooth, lacquered surfaces. Sompamitre carves the desired shape and coats it with lacquer. Once dried it is polished, and another coat is applied, up to twenty times, before as many six coats of pure lacquer are present. The final layer is polished with powdered fired clay. Then the motifs are etched with a technique called lai kad (dug