Spalted Beech Bowl
England, c. 1960
£140
Est. BashoNo. 001
BASHO
No. 001
Objects chosen for their character, craftsmanship and quiet beauty.
Curated
United Kingdom
MMXXV
Object N° 042Spalted Walnut BowlPhotographed in natural light
Blackened Brass Seal
France, early 20th c.
£85
Amber Hand-Blown Vessel
Scandinavia, 1970s
£220
River-Worn Granite
Cornwall
£38
02 / Philosophy
Beautiful things don't need to be perfect. Objects improve with age. Every piece has been chosen, not manufactured for a trend.
Character
Marks of use, honest materials, quiet asymmetries. The qualities that make an object recognisably itself.
Craftsmanship
The evidence of a maker's hand. Considered joinery, careful glaze, patient turning, restrained finish.
Quiet beauty
Objects that ask nothing. That settle into a room and only reveal themselves slowly.
04 / Feature
Object N° 067
Undyed Linen Cloths, hand-hemmed, Ireland.
- Material
- Flax linen
- Dimensions
- 42 × 42 cm
- Condition
- New, unwashed
- Price
- £46
Essay N° 12 — Wood
What a chisel remembers.
On the quiet accumulation of marks that separate a made object from a manufactured one.
- N° 11
Patina
The beauty of use
- N° 10
Materials
Learning to see stone
- N° 09
Repair
A short note on repair
- N° 08
Photography
How we photograph