NOVICA Traditional Multicolored Decorative Boxes

Add an unexpected element to your home decor with this clever pyramid-shaped box from Bali's Gunadi. Crafted from wadang wood, the decorative box features three separate compartments to store your treasures, and is finished in a vibrant floral motif achieved through a batik process.

Designed by Daniel Quarcoo in Ghana, this decorative box is simply a treasure to behold. Local artisans use sese wood to handcraft this square box, which is accented with embossed aluminum. A round lid lifts open to reveal a single-compartment interior that is painted black.

Keep your tiniest treasures safe and secure with these adorable mini decorative boxes from Thai artisan Nantana Sompamitre. Crafted from mango wood, the round boxes are hand painted in blue and purple, engraved with a floral design, and treated with a glossy lacquer finish.

Asunta Pelaez of Peru designs this wonderful decorative box, realizing beautiful butterfly and floral motifs in a variety of colors against an ivory background, with gold-tone trim around the edges. The composition is painted by hand on reverse glass panes that cover the box's wood panels. The perfect home accessory for storing small items, this elegant box opens at the top to a simple interior in black.

• Dimension - 3.9" H x 7.75" W x 7.75" D
• Weight - 1.98
• Color - Gold Tone
• Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
• Andes

Autumn leaves in golden tones drift in the crisp afternoon air. Crafted by hand, this decorative pinewood box is covered with hand-tooled leather, in tonalities including green, blue and brown. Abel Rios creates an elegant chest and adds wrought iron handles and clasp.

Product Features

• Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
• 9.25" H x 16.25" W x 12.5" D
• MDF, leather and iron
• Brown, Multicolor

Artisan Syed Izaz Hussein presents a decorative box that is special enough for your most important treasures. Crafted from kail wood, the box is then covered with papier mache and painted by hand with lush floral motifs. The interior of the box is painted in glossy black and is ready to hold small items.

Product Features

• Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
• 1.6" H x 7" W x 3.9" D
• Kail wood, paper
• Multicolor

This kail wood box has floral details for a unique touch. To achieve this magical effect, Indian artisan Niyaz adds papier mache over wood and proceeds to polish the surface. Then, he paints each motif in detail, adding a multicolor palette.

Raj Kumari demonstrates the traditional Indian jali, or cutout technique to create beautiful flowers with soapstone's natural colors. Working in the style of Agra, home of the legendary Taj Mahal, she creates a petite decorative box with a colorful patchwork look.

• Dimension - 2.2" H x 3.5" W x 3.5" D
• Weight - 0.7
• Color - Multicolor
• Natural stone - some variations in color and/or pattern are to be expected
• India

Raj Kumari demonstrates the traditional Indian jali, or cutout technique to create beautiful flowers with soapstone's natural colors. Working in the style of Agra, home of the legendary Taj Mahal, she creates a decorative box with an inlay patchwork.

• Dimension - 2.4" H x 4.5" W x 4.5" D
• Weight - 1.19
• Color - Multicolor
• Natural stone - some variations in color and/or pattern are to be expected
• India

Perfect for keeping your tiny treasures safe, this captivating box from Indian artisan Mohammad Hussain Baba is inspired by the majesty of Persian carpets. Crafted from wood, the rectangular box is layered with papier mache and hand painted with an elaborate floral motif. The box is finished with a glossy lacquer for shine and protection, and lined with a rich velvet to cushion your treasures and keep them safe.

This elegant decorative box is from Fida Hussain, daughter of a papier mache artisan. She hopes to preserve that artistic legacy through her own work. The box is crafted from weeping willow wood and papier mache and then carefully painted by hand with a chinar leaf motif in a pretty palette of blue and gold. A velvet lining cushions small treasures.

A dazzling array of diminutive flowers blooms in splendid abandon on sleek black lacquer. It showcases Nantana Sompamitre's art. She carves wood into 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. The piece is painted by hand, and brass rings protect the openings.

Product Features

• Do not use abrasives
• 0.638
• 6" H x 3.5" W x 2.2" D
• Lacquered plywood and brass
• Multicolor

Keep your tiniest treasures safe and secure with these adorable mini decorative boxes from Thai artisan Nantana Sompamitre. Crafted from mango wood, the round boxes are hand painted in red and green, engraved with a floral design, and treated with a glossy lacquer finish.

Birds and butterflies bring a nostalgic touch to this decorative box designed by Mohd Tanveer. The wood box is crafted by hand with cow bone inlay on the sides.

• Dimension - 10.25" H x 7.25" W x 1.4" D
• Weight - 0.57
• Color - Multicolor
• Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
• India

Hand-carved from rain tree wood, a heart holds secret treasures. Nantana Sompamitre creates an enchanting box, using traditional Thai techniques. She delicately paints floral medallions on the midnight beauty of rich black lacquer.

• Dimension - 3.9" W x 2.2" H x 3.9" D
• Weight - 0.46
• Color - Multicolor
• Thailand

Four elephants hold their trunks high, heralding Thailand's unique sculpting legacy. They walk around a blossoming flower and they are surrounded by many more. Master carver Tay Nontawat designs this sun-like medallion, which he carves from two different pieces of teakwood. He works with a chisel and knife to achieve a finely detailed work. Nontawat then joins the two parts together and allows them to dry in the sun; he then embellishes the relief panel with lacquer paints.

Edged with golden color, this beautiful decorative box is the work of Gelacio Giron. Dragonflies dance amid blossoms on a deep red background. Painted by hand on the reverse side of glass panes, the motifs reveal a colorful clarity in this traditional Andean art form.

A black pot-shaped decorative box hand-painted with exuberant floral and leaf motifs in an array of vibrant colors breathes life into your space and can also be a fabulous haven for your precious trinkets. Crafted from weeping willow wood, it is enhanced with the papier mache technique which is a traditional craft in Indias Kashmir region. Shimmering gold accents add elegance to this striking design by Mohammad Hussain Baba finished with a lacquer coating for protection and a glossy effect.

Carved from natural soapstone, this circular box is the work of Gulam Rasool. Royal elephants parade around the lid. Rasool paints the motifs by hand in the detailed style of India's traditional miniature paintings.

Product Features

• Natural stone - some variations in color and/or pattern are to be expected
• 3.3" H x 3.5" Diam.
• Soapstone
• Brown, Multicolor

Hand-painted floral motifs thrive in a romantic creation by Juana Ponce from Mexico. Flourishing as the spring, this heart-shaped ceramic decorative box features a traditional Talavera style that gives it a vibrant aura, with cheerful colors bringing each detail to life.

Daniel Quarcoo follows tradition with the design of this decorative box. The Ghanaian artisan is inspired by the Akan trinket box, which is usually given filled with beads to young women of child bearing years. The sese wood box is crafted and painted by hand.

• Dimension - 3.5" H x 6.25" Diam.
• Weight - 0.68
• Color - Multicolor
• Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
• West Africa

This lovely little box is created by Mexico's Ivan Martinez in the Talavera tradition. The box and its lid are molded from ceramic before being carefully hand-painted with colorful motifs. It's the perfect place to stash small treasures.