Artezen London Chapeau Green & Gold Floral Gift Box with Milk Chocolate Balls 80g

We specialise in luxury trinket boxes, Kashmir paper mache boxes and jewellery boxes.

Process:
The traditional method of papier-mâché follows a series of carefully implemented steps. It starts with recycled wastepaper soaked in water for several weeks until it disintegrates. Excess water is drained, and the soaked coarse wastepaper is mixed with recycled cloth, rice straw and copper sulphate to form a smooth pulp. The mixture is then applied to the desired molds, usually made of wood, and left to dry for several more days. Once completely dried, the surfaces are coated with a layer of glue and gypsum, rubbed smooth with a stone or a baked piece of clay and then pasted with layers of tissue paper to form a smooth and even surface layer. A lead-free base colour is painted on, and then a final design is meticulously hand painted using brushes and quills made from natural fibres. Depending on the number or colours and complexity of the design, the process of hand painting each piece can take several days if not weeks. The item is then sandpapered or burnished and is finally finished with several coats of clear lacquer before left to dry. Each item then goes through a quality checking process to ensure any major imperfections are corrected or discarded.