Silvan Studio Shadow Bowl

We are seduced by the poetic beauty of Silvan Studio’s Shadow Bowls. The marks made in the bowl’s dip appear carefully gouged by hand, but are in fact CNC-carved, subverting the proclivity of the machine to behave like a hand. The fumed oak and fumed brass bowls are handsome companions for a sill or mantel.

In Silvan’s words: “Our workshop offcuts of Scottish oak were CNC-carved and 'fumed' in ammonia gas to produce a dark colour in the wood through the natural reaction to the ammonia. The brass candle holders were also made in-house and fumed along with the oak to create a natural patina.”

What is your favourite aspect of Scottish winter?

“Among many details of daily life in a Scottish winter, for both us the clarity of the light from its sheer angle in the sky, especially on a clear crisp and still day, is hard to beat.”

Height 2cm, diameter 13.1cm