Floral Lacquered Mango Wood Boxes (Pair) - Violets Winter25 the House of Antigua Artisans

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

Thick threads in shades of grey evoke the plumage of a soft dove

mustard and black stripes can hold up to two bottles with ease

this bracelet reveals extravagant silver arabesques

accenting the earrings with sterling silver dot motifs

Floral Lacquered Mango Wood Boxes (Pair) - Violets Winter25 the House of Antigua ArtisansCarving 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