Design is a mirror of our attitudes, and uniquely Indian gestures like churning, combing and calculating are reflected in it. Items used regularly, like tea holders and spice boxes, are part of a ...

An exceptional spice box from Pennsylvania, dating from about 1750-1770, sold at a recent Skinner auction. It featured a compass design made of four different woods. It also had border designs.

Of course, whatever its original symbolism, the Havdalah spice tower had taken on its own meaning to those who enact its weekly ritual, a fragrant reminder that the Sabbath, with its weekly ...

Enter: the Vahdam Spice Box ($45, originally $80). The brand is known for its delicious tea blends and is now venturing into producing single-origin spices freshly harvested from farms in India.