Fairlight Hand-Turned Spalted Beech Extra Large Bowl

Fairlight Hand-Turned Spalted Beech Extra Large BowlEach creation from Bird & Branch is handmade from a single piece of wood by husband and wife team Adam and Mercedes in their London based workshop. Only at ABASK, the material of choice for the Fairlight bowl is spalted beech wood. The pattern has been formed as the logs are broken down by fungusthen, once dried, the process stops, and the wood becomes workable. Once ready, its hand shaped and turned to last a lifetime, becoming the perfect server for

Expertly crafted from ash wood in her Rotterdam studio

The stone used for this soap dish is hand-selected for its unique character

these silver-plated vessels echo their spherical muse

The monogram arabesque is oversized to an almost abstract pattern

These vases are dated just after these ventures

melts from orange and pink to blue and green

While variations in the milky-white glaze are a natural result of the handmade process

Both fork and spoon are assembled by skilled artisans at the family workshop outside Paris

they’re handmade by master Czech craftspeople who honour centuries-old traditions to bring them to life

His son Carl II designed it in the 1950s and successive generations still craft it by hand at the original Vienna atelier

which add to its charm and character

That’s why the maker creates pieces – just like this pourer and tray – that are a delight both visually and functionally