Thomas Engelhart Rivera Box

The shape and paper wrapping this ‘Rivera’ box pay homage to the magnificent lava stone Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City. The box is a beautiful, capacious catch-all with many possibilities. Flip over the lid inserting the sculptural portion inside to “transform” it into a flat top lidded box to slide into a bookshelf. Or remove the sculptural lid entirely to serve as a pedestal for a small sculpture or a curiosity from your collection.

Thomas Engelhart references the angles and polished surfaces of ancient artifacts in his hand-painted paper creations. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, he now lives and works in New York City. The faceted shapes, jewel tones and marbleized, speckled and malachite finishes of his objects are modern-day echoes of ancient porphyry and hardstone pieces. He precisely trims to shape and paints his papers, which then are delicately applied to hand sculpted boxes, tabletops, or mirrors of his own design.

H 14.75in, W 9.75in, D 7.75in