The River Stone Bowl is cut from a single river stone. The outside is left in the rough, speckled state the stone came out of the water in; the hollow is worked out and smoothed, which gives it a darker, greyer cast. The outline is irregular and roughly circular.
How big it is and what fits in it
The manufacturer gives 12 cm long, 12 cm wide and 6 cm high. This is size S; the M measures 14 × 14 × 7 cm, only 2 cm wider and 1 cm taller — the step between the two sizes is small. Those six centimetres are the height of the whole piece, not the depth of the hollow: the walls are thick, so the recess is noticeably shallower, as the overhead photograph shows.
It holds small things — keys, rings, paper clips. The manufacturer suggests a kitchen counter, a dining table or a desk. No capacity is published, so it is not specified for liquids or for measuring.
Every piece is different
The stones are picked one at a time rather than cast from a mould, so shape, surface pattern and shade vary from piece to piece. The photograph shows one particular stone, and the one delivered will not be a copy of it — in this category that is a mark of how the piece is made, not a deviation.
The underside is left rough like the rest of the outer surface. On a lacquered or glass top it is worth putting felt or a mat underneath. The bowl is made in Indonesia.
