Hearts and Flowers Hand-Painted Slipware Small Serving Bowl

Hearts and Flowers Hand-Painted Slipware Small Serving BowlTradition lives on through Poterie dvires, as each collection is informed by the rich heritage of its home, Haute Savoie. The studio refuses to stand still, so the design language is always fresh and new. But while this aspect evolves, the making formula stays the same: the clay is prepared, turned, decorated, fired, manipulated and glazed, using a wood burning kiln of five cubic meters' capacity and the art of the hand touch. The resultswhich are

is hand-finished with a cotton blanket trim

The intricate cut crystal ribbing looks especially beautiful under candlelight

Surrounding this are hundreds of chips

Chamois’ expert craftspeople use hand-carved wood stamps to block-print by hand onto beautifully woven linen – you might even see a small line or two reflective of this

Lucas Castex builds on his collection of wooden wonders with these only-at-ABASK candlesticks

ensuring it’s on proud display

Handwoven from a bespoke yak-cotton blend

incorporating smile-inducing themes and hand-embroidery so precise it’ll demand a closer look

and a blue-ringed octopus (hapalochlaena maculosa) – the venomous mollusc found in tidal rock pools in Australia’s southern coast

the material of choice is patterned beech wood

this orange Amsterdam tissue cube has seamed corners and colour-matched stitching

Geoffrey Parker’s story began with backgammon