Novica Gifts
Wood and bamboo tapestry rod, 'Butterfly' (small)
Ketut Kartika crafts a beautiful tapestry rod that hovers on butterfly wings. Working in Balinese sono, or black rosewood, he shapes the butterflies and adds rings of bamboo for contrast. "I hope you like this new design, " he says. "I love to mix bamboo together with other woods.
Merchant: NOVICA
Coconut picture frame, 'Polka Dots' (4x6)
Scattering polka dots across the rich grain of coconut wood, Ketut Kartika crafts a handsome picture frame of natural Balinese materials. He creates the playful pattern with bamboo rings. Perfect to showcase favorite photos, it is original and beautiful.
Merchant: NOVICA
Art glass tray, 'Refinement'
Vivid red flows smoothly toward deep earth tones like fiery lava that slowly cools. Pedro Mauricio Rocha traps the rich, hand-painted colors between crystalline panes to achieve an astonishing clarity. Each piece of art glass is absolutely unique, as no two are ever identical.
Merchant: NOVICA
Teak relief panel, 'Deer in the Forest'
Nittaya Cherdchu captures the slender grace of a deer that leaps lightly through the forest. Carving each detail by hand, she depicts the lush vegetation of the jungle in teakwood.
Merchant: NOVICA
Leather ottoman, 'Star'
Portrayed in smooth leather, a stylized star centers this ottoman with radiant beauty. The Carneiro Family crafts it from sleek ox leather and sews the pieces together by hand. The tooled embossed work is precise and detailed, evidencing the artisans' remarkable expertise.
Merchant: NOVICA
Art glass centerpiece, 'Red Mystique'
Swirling seductively through fields of blue and gray, crimson brings its bright mystique to a radiant design. Anna Pardal creates a superb art glass centerpiece, fusing hand-painted pigments between crystal panes.
Merchant: NOVICA