Plates, 'Radiance' (set of 4)
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: NovicaBrand: NOVICA
Product features:
- Handmade by Luis Martinez Gallardo
- Ships from Mexico within 7 days
- Hand wash only
- Do not use abrasives
- Spoon tray, 'Pineapple'
- Tray, 'Basket'
- Anklet, 'Palace Charms' 10" L
- Moonstone earrings, 'Goddess' 1" W 2" L
- Natural flower gold-plated stickpin, 'Everlasting Red' 1" W 3" L
Description of Plates, 'Radiance' (set of 4)
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Simple and elegant, these chargers by Luis Martinez radiate good taste. Hand-crafted of lustrous aluminum, their burnished glow adds a luminous presence to the well-set table. "It is a challenge for me to transform the designs we create into functional and decorative products," says Martinez as he presents this set, ideal as underplates. Artisan Info: "Hello, my name is Luis Martinez. I'm an industrial designer and opened my own workshop in 1999 crafting aluminum products. Since I began this project I have tried to infuse my products with a spark of Mexican style and ingenuity while exploiting the beauty and strength of aluminum. "First a model is made from acrylic, wood, or whatever other strong material, and a mold of it is made from sand. The first piece is cast from aluminum and, from this original, we make a sand mold for each piece. These molds have to be made very carefully so that we obtain only the best quality. Handmade products are never exactly the same in size or color, but we try our absolute best to make them the same size. The sand has to be solidly compacted so that the piece will have the best result and finish. "The mold is cleaned and some holes are left in the surface to pour in liquid aluminum. During this process the aluminum should be melted at a certainTableware
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