wood craft

This gorgeous platter will lend a worldly ambience to your next get-together. Designed by Chirag Choudhary in India, the platter is crafted from natural mango wood and lined with food-safe resin in a blue and ivory medallion print.

Perfect for creating and serving charcuterie, this board and bowl set makes a great impression. Indian designer Chirag Choudhary presents the set, which features a long mango wood tray and three small bowls. Glossy, food-safe resin centers the tray and lines each of the bowls. Adds a modern touch to any kitchen.

Blue and green hues converge in the captivating mosaic that rests in this round tray, crafted from mango wood in distant Indian lands. Designer Shashi Moza and a talented team polish the wood and cover the enchanting mandala detail at the center in resin, allowing this piece to add a serene touch to your gatherings.

Intense blue hues and serene apricot wood accents transport you to the magical marine realm. Crafted by Armenian artisan Kamo Galstyan, these drop-shaped dangle earrings feature a stunning pattern of intense blue tones made from resin, which creates an ethereal vibe around these unique accessories. The pieces dangle from sterling silver hooks, allowing for a mystic display of beauty.

Designed by Indian artisan Imran, this decorative plate will bring the muse of flowers to your home decor. The round plate is crafted from marble, featuring colorful floral motifs inspired by the designs found at the famous Taj Mahal. Intricate flowers are diligently carved by hand into the marble, inlaid with more than 850 pieces of colorful resin. Openwork jali patterns surround the composition, displayed on a mango wood stand.

Please note that once carved, marble may progressively change its original hue from pristine white to ivory.

Flowers with deep blue petals form a garland on a beautiful decorative plate. Using techniques perfected in the Taj Mahal, Imran demonstrates the art of marble inlay as he crafts this plate by hand. The marble plate is displayed on a mango wood stand.

Please note that once carved, marble may progressively change its original hue from pristine white to ivory.

Who doesn't love the classic tree of life motif? It is a popular theme for jewelry and Costa Rican artisan Andrea Valverde incorporates it into this fabulous resin unisex pendant necklace. It features copper wire, sand and glass beads inside the pendant, and a pinewood bead crowning a nylon cord with an adjustable sliding knot closure.

Bursting with expansive beauty, a marble star hosts a beautiful bouquet of blue flowers. Imran shapes the star with legendary jali openwork and uses the same diligent inlay techniques used for the Taj Mahal to craft the florid composition, which is displayed on a mango wood stand.

Please note that once carved, marble may progressively change its original hue from pristine white to ivory.

Luxuriously gowned in an antique silver hue, a dancer personifies Yemanjá, the goddess of all the earth's waters and mother of all Candomblé orixás.

The Candomblé religion is widely observed in northeastern Brazil. The name derives from kandombele, a Congolese-Angolan word meaning "to pray." Practiced in South America since slaves were brought over from Africa by the Portuguese, it combines Yoruban practices with Roman Catholic imagery. The orixás, or gods, are the forces of the earth; song and dance are a form of worship, and the dance impersonates the god, inspiring myths and legends.

As an homage to the doctrine's cultural richness, Hugo Negrini crafts an image that is both stunning and ethnographically correct. He first carves the image in wood, taking as long as 50 or 60 days, depending on the degree of detail in the piece. When the statuette is ready, he makes a silicone rubber mold and casts the sculpture in resin.