The latest utilitarian object cum art piece that’s got us swooning: wooden bowls by artisan Max Bainbridge, one half of the duo behind the London design firm Forest & Found (his partner, Abigail Booth, fashions modern, hand-sewn quilts). The handmade vessels display the quiet balance of Japanese ceramics combined with the tactile grandeur of wood. Here’s a look at some favorites from the line.
![a duo of vessels were fashioned from stormed felled ash. 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Found-and-Found-Wooden-bowls-733x489.jpg)
Forest & Found works with the Forestry Commission in Epping Forest to source sustainably managed and storm-damaged sections of British hardwoods.
![a one of a kind, split cedar vessel is, alas, sold, but the duo does work 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Forest-and-Found-Split-Pine-Crop-bowl-733x504.jpg)
![a sampling of vessels in various british woods, including bog oak. 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Foest-and-Found-wooden-vessels-733x489.jpg)
The unique nature of each piece of wood informs not only the grain, color, and markings but also the form, giving each Forest & Found vessel its own individual character.
![turned ash plates come in five sizes; starting at £35 (\$4\2.67). 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AshPlatesDetail2copy-733x733.jpg)
![split birch stools with a solid, wabi sabi grace. 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Forest-and-Found-wooden-stools-733x961.jpg)
More slow wood to covet:
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