handcrafted boxes

Making a lively home accent, this charming rooster is handcrafted of papier mache and painted with a rustic aesthetic. Fida Hussain crafts this novel decorative box as he carries on his family's handicraft tradition.

Christopher Nyasafo of Ghana designs this unique decorative box with a sculpture of a rooster on the lid. Handcrafted from sese wood, the box and sculpture are covered with clay, painted, then given a rustic finish. The box's exterior is painted in a black and white checkerboard motif, with a solid black interior. The rooster is black with a red comb and wattle, yellow beak, legs and feet, and white and yellow accented feathers. Both practical and artistic, this decorative box with statuette will make a wonderful conversation piece for your kitchen or living room.

Offering a wonderful place to store small valuables, this decorative box from India takes the shape of a turtle. Fida Hussain carries on his family's tradition of papier mache handicrafts, forming the turtle by hand with painted designs. The turtle's shell lifts to reveal the box's interior.

Handcrafted from sturdy beechwood, this round decorative box displays the warm and graceful beauty of the Armenian forests in its natural brown hue and grain pattern. Artisan Hayk Amirkhanyan works meticulously on this convenient accessory, accenting it with a lid and a polished finish that enriches its lustrous look.

"I have the need to create and invent different pieces with materials that are very moldable," says Margarita Revilla. This Mexican artisan handcrafts this wonderful decorative box from an aluminum sheet with an antiqued finish. The final touch is in a charming flower with a mystical blue accent on a striped background.

This handsome bottle holder is just the thing for transporting your favorite microbrews or craft sodas. Designed to hold six bottles, the holder is crafted by hand from cedarwood by Carlos Jimenez in Guatemala.