The decorative box has a unique purpose that goes beyond packaging of goods. Decorative boxes have an artistic appeal that denotes its signature of exquisite taste of the artist and reflects the aesthetics and the pleasing nature of its buyer and keeper.
The types of decorative boxes can be summed by the purpose of these boxes.
Gift Boxes
The utilization of gift boxes revolves around promotional, seasonal and special occasions. Companies use promotional materials including gift boxes to expand their products and brands. Seasonal occasions are independence day, Halloweens and so on. Special occasions may include wedding anniversaries and birthdays. Gift boxes are typically constructed with sturdy paperboard or corrugated fiberboard. These type of boxes usually have a base with a lid on top.
Personalized Gift boxes are wrapped in decorative paper and enclose in decorative ribbons and tissue paper.
Snuff Boxes
Snuff boxes typically come into two sizes. One is of a pocket size, and the other is table sized for communal use. Snuff is a smokeless tobacco made from grounded and pulverized tobacco leaves. Apart from the decoration on the box, some high-quality snuff boxes are also airtight to preserve the taste and texture of tobacco inside it.
There had been times after when the snuff boxes were introduced to the mass public, they became immensely popular. People from all walks of life and social classes carried them in their pocket. Many historians believe that the popularity of snuff boxes was triggered by the extensive spread use of tobacco (snuff).
The selection of the material of snuff boxes range from being a humble tin or iron metal to gold and silver and ivory often lavishly adorned with artwork of gems, diamonds, and other precious stones.
Work Boxes
Workboxes are the type of decorative box that has components kept inside it that are used to perform a particular task or duty. For example, feminine work box, also known as cosmetics box or beauty box, is usually fitted with sliding trays and have some compartments of different sizes to isolate cosmetic goods. On the same note, there is another type of a feminine box that has a different set of components such as needles, reels, cotton and silk for stitchery and embroidery. Another ladies work box is the one that is known as "jewelry box" that naturally contains decorative objects better known as jewelry.
Men, especially who are home improvement savvy or those who are electrical technicians, plumbers or the like have a workbox that is also known as "toolbox" and obviously contain tools that relate to their professional craftsmanship.
Almost all workboxes are created for safety, convenience and to organize different objects.
Strong Boxes
Strongbox houses certain types of finance-related belongings. A strong box may contain money, deeds, securities, gold, silver or other similar type assets. Strong boxes have been replaced with safe nowadays.
Knife Boxes
In the past, it was a European tradition in the West that people used to take their cutlery whenever they planned to eat outside, later on, the host started to provide the cutlery and the tradition to carry your knife boxes died and got buried in history.
Bible Boxes
As the name suggests, the Bible box is made to hold the Holy Bible. These boxes started to be manufactured in the 17th century.
Wooden Wine Boxes
Wooden wine boxes are wooden wine crates used to store and ship during cellarage and transport respectively. Most of the wine manufacturers used decorated wooden boxes and had their logo and design burned on the wooden body of the wine box. These wooden boxes are also collectibles for wine bars and wine enthusiasts because of their décor.
Etui
Etui is a word from French which means keeper or holder. It is mostly a box that is used to hold individual cosmetic items for women on the go. It is a minimalized version of beauty box. It may contain hairpins, tweezers, makeup pencils, etc. These boxes are being used for quite a long time in the past and may come made with exotic materials with elegant decorations. Some may be obtained from wood, leather, gold, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
The history of decorative boxes is quite long. Mostly, the man started to use them when he required to confine and protect specific objects that basic sanity and safety from different external elements. And with the passage of time, artistic work began to appear on them that became a popular product which is still used and collected feverishly around the world.
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