Some messages are meant to be opened slowly. French Envelope With Heart feels like a love note paused in time, sealed with intention and softened by memory. The simple red heart, centered and unguarded, carries the romance of handwritten correspondence, of letters kept, reread, and never thrown away. It is nostalgic without being precious, graphic yet tender, a quiet reminder that love was once sent through the mail.
Handcrafted in our New York City studio using the traditional French art of decoupage, this bent-glass tray is made one at a time, layering vintage-inspired imagery beneath glass and firing it into permanence. The surface is luminous and tactile, with subtle variations that ensure no two pieces are exactly alike. Each tray is individually signed by Ben, a personal mark that ties it back to his singular aesthetic for the charming and the unusual.
Designed to live beautifully in the everyday, the tray is food safe, wipe clean, and finished with a felted back. It can rest flat on a tabletop, stand elegantly on a gallery easel, or hang with a plate hanger as a small, romantic work of art. A folded card explaining the time-honored decoupage process accompanies each piece.