Piccole Pipe Hand-Painted Wood Box

Piccole Pipe Hand-Painted Wood BoxStep into Fornasettis world of whimsy and youll find a multitude of expressive, eccentric boxes. Guided by everything from portraits to architecture, the designs are painted, silk screened and lacquered by hand. The Piccole Pipe box is detailed with a graphic pipe design in a quirky spectrum of multicoloured hues. A metal outer structure gives way to a removable wooden drawer, resulting in a real storage win.

shaped and stitched in Spain using traditional techniques

This scaled-down roulette wheel

defined by polychrome patchwork glass

Different coloured glass rods are placed on a baking stone and heated until they all stick together (usually at around 700 degrees)

The rounded utensil is finished with cherry-coloured leather handles that are cut from full-grain calfskin bridle to complement Christofle’s signature high-polished finish and silver-plated excellence

Patterned displays don’t always feature in Bourg-Joly Malicorne’s collections

Pioneering Italian brand Rudi Rabitti is notable for its use of saddle leather – the finely grained equestrian material with an almost architectural integrity

The elegant silhouettes are inspired by the calyx of a flower

Perch it on a desk

why not continue the theme by filling it with an equally romantic red rose

the large Panama desk mat comes in the same hard-wearing crossgrain calf leather

before being brought to life by artisans in Umbria