As you know, we don't often introduce new pieces and entirely new materials are even more rare. This is why we are perhaps a little bit overexcited to finally be able to share this launch with you.
What is the material? Rescued oak.
What are we making? Our first piece (there will be more) is an occasional bowl. It could be a fruit bowl, somewhere to keep anything you walk in the door with like mail, keys, loose change, your wallet, or it could be for whatever you like... we use ours as a centrepiece for dried flowers and candles on our dining table.
Want to know the full details? We are so excited to be working with Gaze Burvill on an exclusive collection of homeware. Gaze Burvill designs and manufactures the most incredible outdoor furniture at their Hampshire workshop.
We are working with oak that has been gracing some of Britain's most beautiful gardens, in bench form, for the last 25 years. Gaze Burvill's commitment to repair old benches is why we have this wonderful wood to work with. We collect the seat slats that need to be replaced, they bear all the hallmarks of decades spent in the outdoors, providing places to sit and enjoy nature at its best. We have reimagined these slats of rescued oak into occasional bowls.
Each piece is entirely unique, no two will ever be the same. They are made by carefully cleaning and sanding each slat, then matching up pieces which have shared curves. We then use a planing tool to create a shared angle, which allows us to join the slats. The whole piece is then sanded, waxed and oiled several times before we subtly laser etch our logo in one corner.
One of Gaze Burvill's Broadwalk Benches
Elvis & Kresse and Gaze Burvill are both B Corps who are committed to circularity, we have shared values and environmental vision. We are working together because life is too short for good companies not to collaborate and design a beautiful future.
Various sizes are available and each piece is a one-of-a-kind. If you would like to choose your perfect piece, please do get in touch and we can send photos of our existing stock.
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