Antibes Handwoven Leather and Rattan Tissue Box

Antibes Handwoven Leather and Rattan Tissue BoxGiobagnara has been building on its leather know how since 1939, and here to highlight this is the Antibes tissue box. It shows that a seemingly simple piece can become something else entirely under this makers command in this case, an everyday tissue box becomes an object of art through handwoven leather and rattan.

This one-of-a-kind bowl is fired in a traditional Japanese climbing kiln (Noborigama)

Thousands of coloured glass canes and rods are cut into cross sections before being mouth-blown into a dome shape

titled Climbing White Stork Tower

These linen tea towels feature an intricate print of an underwater scene

they’re adorned with foliage detail and designed to crush coarse cooking salt and peppercorns respectively

Encased in a simple wooden case with brass carrying handles and a sliding front

The ornately-shaped edges of this serving dish are inspired by 17th century French dinnerware

It captures the ceramicist’s penchant for the unexpected

Astier de Villatte’s Palais Doré candle is developed by perfumer Christophe Raynaud

each one is handwoven on centuries-old looms from a fast-drying blend of organic cotton and linen

by a team of skilled artisans in Italy

Geoffrey Parker’s story began with backgammon