alluring decor

Samuel Lovi masterfully creates a remarkable wall artwork featuring a classic African mask rendered in rich, natural tones. Drawing inspiration from his Ghanaian roots, Lovi expertly utilizes banana leaves on cardboard to create this alluring piece and frames it with beautiful sese wood.

A symphony of yarns is masterfully orchestrated to create a magnificent wool tapestry that transcends the ordinary. colourful birds peacefully perch and fly around a tree in this alluring decorative accent where warm and cool tones dance together in an ethereal union. Peru’s Cerapio Vallejo embraces the city of Ayacucho’s traditional hand-weaving techniques passed down through generations, transforming pure wool into a mesmerizing composition that beckons the imagination.

Daeng Thanunchai balances this decorative bowl with contrasting visual textures. The elegant pattern of brown and beige on a black background illustrates the continual evolution of lacquer work in Northern Thailand. Mosaic eggshell patterns adorn the interior, resulting in a singular acquisition for the home. For decorative purposes only.

To complete this piece, coiled bamboo basketry is firstly carved on a lathe into the desired shape. A mixture of lacquer - obtained from the Gluta usitata tree - and ashes of burnt rice paddy husks is then applied to the object. Upon exposure to air the mixture dries to form a watertight seal that is polished before another coat is applied. This process is repeated until a rigid base is formed, and a final polishing is executed with sandpaper. Then several coats of pure lacquer are painted on the object, with drying periods in between each coat.

Next, chicken or duck eggshells are thoroughly cleaned and spread out on paper towels to dry. Once dry, they are cracked into small pieces and arranged in a mosaic pattern. Then lacquer is once again applied to the piece and the shells are placed onto this fresh coat. The work is then lacquered twice, and once the lacquer is dry it is sanded in water until the eggshells slowly appear. The piece is finally washed with water and polished with powdered fired clay, resulting in an alluring gleam.