Atelier Volvox - Saliera

Salt box with bowl-scoop

Long ago, alabaster was formed by the evaporation of salt water from receding seas. Today it lies embedded in gypsum deposits like heavy "eggs" at a depth of up to 300 meters. In the amber-coloured alabaster, the deposition process that took place millions of years ago can be seen as stripes. The transparent, snow-white variant with its matt, porous surface alludes to the salty origin of the mineral.

The salt box is made in a handcraft workshop in Tuscany, where alabaster has been mined and processed for centuries. The hand-caressing bowl-scoop made of maple wood is hand-turned in the nearby Southern Black Forest.

Size: height 5.6 cm, Ø 9.7 cm

Label

Atelier Volvox, Zürich

Maximum shipping cost CHF 20.- from this label

Product details

Design:  Atelier Volvox

Materials & origin:

• Alabaster, Europe
• Maple wood, Germany

Production:  Italy