Put one generous bowl of beautiful food in the middle of the table.
Watch what happens.
People reach.
They pass.
They take seconds.
They gather.
Yesterday, we talked about the hands behind every CALAISIO weave.
Today, look at what those skilled hands create.
Natural wild vine is guided, turned and woven around the
CALAISIO White Stoneware Serving Bowl, creating texture
and presence around the clean simplicity of white stoneware.
And nature gives every weave its color.
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Look closely at two CALAISIO baskets side by side.
They may not be exactly alike.
They aren’t supposed to be.
Every CALAISIO wild-vine basket is woven by hand,
not pressed into a mold and not produced by a machine.
As the vine moves through an artisan’s hands, differences in pressure,
tension and weaving rhythm naturally influence the finished form.
One basket may appear slightly rounder.
Another may have a subtly different curve or contour.
These variations are not
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Salad tonight.
Pasta tomorrow.
Something beautiful in the middle of the table when friends come over.
And before we know it?
Thanksgiving. Holiday dinners. Houseguests. Repeat.
This is the season when a good serving bowl earns its place at the table.
The CALAISIO White Stoneware Serving Bowl with Handwoven Basket
pairs crisp white stoneware with the warmth and texture of our
signature wild vine.
At 2½-quart capacity, it is generous enough for sharing without
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A table made for the first hints of fall. 🍂
We’re delighted to see our Anna Weatherley Forest Mushrooms Accent Plates featured in Flower Magazine’s September/October issue, styled by Amanda Smith Fowler for an early autumn luncheon.
Hand-painted with fanciful woodland specimens, the plates bring a touch of nature, whimsy, and old-world artistry to a layered table of soft pinks, copper, greens, and browns.
A beautiful reminder that fall entertaining doesn’t have to mean
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Some serving pieces are meant to stay within reach.
The CALAISIO White Stoneware Serving Bowl with Handwoven Basket
is sized for salads, vegetables, pasta and shared dishes,
making it a natural fit for Sunday lunches and family-style meals.
Its handwoven basket adds warmth and texture around the stoneware,
helping the piece feel finished enough to sit at the center of the table
from first serving to last.
For fall weekends, casual hosting and the
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Some gifts are useful. Others are beautiful. The best ones manage both.
The CALAISIO White Stoneware Serving Bowl with Handwoven Basket
is an easy choice for someone who loves to cook, entertain,
decorate or simply set a thoughtful table.
The white stoneware bowl handles salads, vegetables, pasta and shared dishes,
while the handcrafted woven basket adds natural texture and gives the piece
enough presence to live beautifully on the table between
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A beautiful new serving piece has arrived just as tables begin turning toward fall.
The CALAISIO Round White Stoneware Serving Bowl with Handwoven Basket
pairs a generous white serving bowl with CALAISIO’s distinctive
natural woven texture for a piece designed to move easily from everyday meals to gatherings.
At 10.75" diameter × 3.75" high, with a 2½-quart / 80-ounce capacity,
it offers plenty of room for salads, vegetables, pasta, fruit, side dishes
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The one whose garden fills easily, whose afternoon light always turns golden,
whose door is the first friends find their way to.
If you are gathering the summer entertaining essentials, you already know the afternoon
begins long before the meal, somewhere between the first pour and the first easy conversation.
Picture the piece at the center of it: the CALAISIO Handwoven Wild Vine Serving Tray,
carried out to the garden the way you will carry it season after
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Stacking up on bowls from the Louisiane white embossed collection for everyday life events from breakfast to late ice cream cravings...
These handmade, food-safe, bamboo bowls and servers by Albert L. (Punkt) combine modern design, sustainability, and functionality.
Durable enough for outdoor dining, the bowls come in many different sizes, brilliant colors, and shades. The combination of craftsmanship, signature colors, and Scandinavian design creates functional works of art.
Stop in at Glassworks or Contemporary Concepts to see the selection of gifts for Mother's Day.
Click here to Shop for Albert L. (
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