Fan Flower Oaxaca Barro Negro Ceramic Napkin Holder Pants detailed with openwork vine patterns

detailed with openwork vine patterns that are accentuated by a combination of finishes

Balinese floral motifs in sterling silver adorn sterling silver earrings that take the shape of watchful eyes

' Thailand's Amporn presents a lifelike pachyderm with tusks carved from ivorywood

Desi Antari of Bali crafts the earrings from sterling silver

Gold and blue elephants parade around this delightful anklet by Tiraphan Hasub

Fan Flower Oaxaca Barro Negro Ceramic Napkin Holder Pants detailed with openwork vine patternsThis vase shaped barro negro napkin holder is handcrafted by artisan Anakarem. She works in the time honored black pottery tradition of Oaxaca, with techniques learned from her father. The fired clay is burnished to a sheen with a piece of quartz or obsidian and fired in a wood burning kiln, which transforms the clay and gives it a lustrous black color. This napkin holder has a fan shaped half flower on each side made through a combination of