Flowers Hand-Painted Slipware Vase (8in/20cm)

Flowers Hand-Painted Slipware Vase (8in/20cm)Tradition 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

complete with a Damascus steel blade and a handle made from afzelia xylay wood – a variation that originates from South East Asia

For stirred or mixed cocktails

Antonis Cardew has a way with wood

is a hand-made piece fired at a high temperature of 1245° in an electric kiln

such as the 360-degree roller mechanism and the stained London plane wooden base

This sterling silver set from 1931 bears the maker’s mark for Adolph Scott

It’s a delightfully decorative piece for the home and captures the mid-century move to heavier

the six-stem Alga candle holder begins life as a wax sculpture

architectural lines of founder Jean Puiforcat

The Vida cardigan is hand-knitted in Bolivia by the collective Madres y Artesanas Tex

Biagio Barile’s Gocce patterned box is handcrafted in Sorrento from maple wood

The collection is one of approximately 100 designed by Ludwig Lobmeyr