Cardamom Vetiver, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Other
Jasmine Ylang Ylang, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Coconut
Daily Detox, Hand-Poured Charcoal Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use & form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Other
Cedar Sandalwood, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Soapstone
White Grapefruit, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by Umé Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
. - As the soaps use & form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Soapstone
Lavender Creme, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Soapstone
Set of 3, Lavender, Cedar, Grapefruit, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Soapstone
Set of 3, Lavender, Cedar, Grapefruit, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Soapstone
Set of 3 Soap, Detox, Linden, Cardamom Vetiver, Erode Soap by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Concrete
Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series, Set of Five by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
A tactile object by nature, the Erode Soap Summit Series becomes one of desire and play, adding a different kind of beauty to the daily ritual of bathing.
Other
Linden, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Other
Cardamom Coffee, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Other
Cardamom Vetiver, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Other
Daily Detox, Hand-Poured Charcoal Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use & form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Other
Jasmine Ylang Ylang, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Cedar Sandalwood, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Soapstone
Lavender Creme, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Soapstone
White Grapefruit, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by Umé Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
. - As the soaps use & form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Soapstone
Set of 3, Lavender, Cedar, Grapefruit, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
As the soaps use and form are unique, the Bouton plate was designed hand in hand to serve as the Erode Summit's designated dish.
Soapstone
Hand-Carved Marble Lily Pad Soap Dish by Michael W. Dreeben, India
Located in Chicago, IL
These hand-carved marble soap dishes are crafted by traditional artisans in Rajasthan State, India. Their shape derives from lily pads, and they drain excellently, sparing one's soap...
Marble
Handbuilt Ceramic Sculpture, Pod Composite 'Black Coal' in Matte Black
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture, "Black Coal". A composite of hollow, elongated, pointed oval or elliptical shapes, individually hand-formed clay parts, attached together and fused dur...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Handmade Cast Concrete Bowl in Black by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
A collection of 200 unique bowls, the Concrete Series by UMÉ Studio expresses the tension between heavy concrete and its delicate edge generated by hand pouring. While one assumes co...
Concrete
Modern Abstract Sculpture in Solid Alabaster by Mark Leblanc, USA
Located in Deland, FL
Hand-sculpted in pure, solid alabaster this fascinating sculpture is absolutely arresting from every angel. Sculpted by Mark Leblanc, an accomplished designer and craftsmen renowned ...
Stone, Alabaster
Handmade Cast Concrete Bowl in Black by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
A collection of 200 unique bowls, the Concrete series by UMÉ Studio expresses the tension between heavy concrete and its delicate edge generated by hand pouring. While one assumes co...
Concrete
Handmade Cast Concrete Bowl in Black by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
A collection of 200 unique bowls, the Concrete Series by UMÉ Studio expresses the tension between heavy concrete and its delicate edge generated by hand pouring. While one assumes co...
Concrete
$670 / item
H 2.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Contemporary Sculptural Candle in Resin and Stone – Sandalwood by Marcela Cure
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
The Sandalwood Sculpture in ivory stone is a decorative, hand-sculpted object that doubles as a candle carrying notes of star anise, cedar leaf, sandalwood, amber, cedarwood and musk...
Stone
$1,404 / item
H 6.01 in Dm 12.01 in
Organic Sculptural Modern Minimalist Black Ceramic Medium Vase by Maku Ceramic
Located in Geneve, CH
Organic Sculptural Modern Minimalist Black Ceramic Medium Vase by Maku Ceramic Dimensions: Ø 30.4 x H 15.2 cm Materials: Ceramic, stoneware Maku Ceramic is an Istanbul-based ceramic...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Onyx Cube, Sculptural Side Table in Natural Onyx
Located in Paris, IDF
The Elena Onyx Cube is a sculptural object that blurs the line between furniture and art. Carved from solid natural onyx, this monolithic cube celebrates the raw beauty and transluc...
Onyx, Marble
Handcrafted Honey Onyx Box by Italian Artisan 4"
Located in Somis, CA
This exquisite honey onyx box is carved from exceptionally beautiful natural onyx sourced from Pakistan, prized for its luminous honey-gold coloration and distinctive bands and cryst...
Onyx
Handmade Cast Concrete Bowl in Black by Umé Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
A collection of 200 unique bowls, the concrete series by UMÉ studio expresses the tension between heavy concrete and its delicate edge generated by hand pouring. While one assumes co...
Concrete
Soapstone Amorfo 08 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 08 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 6 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and designe...
Soapstone
Grain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Grain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino One of a Kind Dimensions: D 37 cm x H 38 cm Material: Ceramic Finishing: Textured, Unglazed Artist stamp on the bottom Laura Pasquino Incorporatin...
Ceramic
Light 31 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Light 31 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino One of a kind Dimensions: D 32 x H 32 cm Material: White porcelain. Laura Pasquino Incorporating references from ancient Korean ceram...
Porcelain
Jasmine Ylang Ylang, Handmade Soap by Umé Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
Luscious soap and unique shapes, form and function work together to add a different kind of beauty to the daily ritual of bathing. Created with an abundance of unique botanicals, ant...
Soapstone
Contemporary Hand Carved Jade Lima Bean Sculpture by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lima bean sculpture Nephrite Jade Hand carved Limited edition Known as the “Stone of Heaven,” Nephrite Jade is prized for both its aesthetic beauty and symbolic value, with the...
Jade
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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