Orchid Bibelot Box

Something happened when we saw this in Kass O'Brien's West Palm Beach studio: we stopped. The sculptural orchid on the lid does that. It's three-dimensional, hand-built in ceramic, and painted with the same attention Kass brings to her gallery work — the petals have texture and depth, and no two are placed quite the same way. Kass holds an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and has spent years observing the natural world of South Florida: seagrass, palm fronds, orchids. This box is that observation made permanent in ceramic. The form is heirloom. The orchid is unmistakable. Inside: enough space for a ring, a pair of earrings, the small things you take off at the end of the day. The things that deserve a beautiful place to land.