Other work
What else comes out of natural stone
Basins are the work I do most, and they have their own section on the site. But stone doesn’t stop at a basin: the same way of working and the same material produce other things too, and some of them I first made for myself before noticing that people were asking for them.
These are not products and they have no price in the catalogue. If one of them interests you, ask. We can look together at whether what you have in mind is possible.
Not for sale yet
Natural stone lamps
I level the surface of a boulder and polish a circle into it, with grooves along the edge for a ring of light. Switched off, the piece is a stone on a shelf: a rough outer surface, a polished circle, and nothing painted on top. Switched on, the light runs around the circle and draws out the pattern of the stone.
The brightness is adjusted with a wireless dimmer, so the lamp works just as well turned up bright as it does as soft mood lighting.
So far I have made these for myself and have not yet decided whether to sell them. You can still ask. I will tell you honestly what I can do.
The lamp switched off
Another piece, a darker stone
The light is adjusted with a wireless dimmer
Available on request
Mortar and pestle
A mortar is a basin’s little sibling: the same hollowing, the same grinding, a smaller piece. This one is in daily use in my own kitchen, standing up to spices, oil and knocks. That is the best way there is to test the work.
The light and dark bands in the pattern belong to the stone. Nobody chose them; they only appeared once the surface was opened up.
— Nikolas
Available on request
Bowls
A bowl is the same work as a basin in a smaller size: the same hollowing, the same grinding and the same sealing. The size decides where the piece ends up — a bowl isn’t fixed to any furniture, so it can move around depending on what you put in it.
The stone is chosen the same way as for the basins. The reddish shade belongs to the stone, not to a surface treatment: nothing has been dyed or painted.
The same work, small, for jewellery
Available on request
Decorative pieces
Natural stone can become more than something you use. I also make decorative pieces: pieces whose job is above all to look good and catch the eye. Each one is made on the stone’s terms, so no two are alike.
The photos show one example. An opening has been cut into the boulder and its base ground flat, but the outside has been left in the stone’s own natural surface. With a candle it works as a lantern; without one, it is something to look at on a shelf or a table.
A candle lantern is only one possibility, though. If you have some other object or shape in mind, tell me about it, and we can look together at what the stone can become.
The same piece without a candle
Also
What else
comes out of stone
There are no photos of these on the site yet, but I do make them. Ask and I’ll send you photos.
- Bird baths
- A stone basin for the garden. The same work and the same material as the indoor basins, only shallower.
- Something else
- If you have a stone piece in mind that isn’t here, ask. So far I haven’t come across an idea I wouldn’t at least be willing to consider.
Tell me what you have in mind and I’ll tell you straight whether it can be done. An assessment costs nothing and commits you to nothing. And if the job isn’t in my line of work, I’ll tell you that too.
Ask about other work.
Do you have some other piece in mind? Send me a message and I’ll tell you whether it can be done.