Nesting Bowl

-Please note that all tableware (serving bowls, dinner plates, soup bowls and side plates) are made to order. Please allow 2-4 weeks

-You'll want to always have this bowl on prominent display for anything from serving to decor. These large, elegant bowls are durable and incredibly useful. The Nesting Bowl set is the perfect way to add contemporary design to your entryway, dining room or kitchen. These handmade Nesting Bowls would make great wedding gifts for serious foodies. These fit well on your table as well as in your cabinet and dishwasher.

Product Dimensions

The largest bowl is 13" x 9.5" x 6"  to fit your serving needs.

The Nesting Bowls are microwave and dishwasher safe. The nature of the silky satin glazes (noon blue, smoke grey, sundog pink and silk white) means that soft metal flatware may mar the surface slightly. Simply scrub out with soap or barkeepers helper.

Process

 The Bright Angle is working to bridge the gap between design and craft by focusing on home goods that are American Made. We begin our creative process by sketching or sculpting prototypes. In order to ensure that we are able to see the smartest design come to fruition, we transfer the sketch to a computer aided modeling system. We use 3D prototyping and mold/jig systems to create efficient production systems that are executed by a highly skilled team of makers. Once we have a model we are satisfied with, we scale it up to account for the shrinkage of the porcelain. Next, we pour plaster around the model to create a mold. This mold is filled with liquid porcelain to recreate the object. We refine the porcelain object using hand tools and cover the object in our soft satin glaze and fire it in a kiln to 2200F. Once it is fired we sand the bottoms smooth. We make everything from scratch by formulating our own porcelain and glazes to be durable and unique. The Bright Angle sources our wood, glass, and other material components in collaborations with local craftspeople that share our commitment to American-made and thoughtfully sourced raw goods. We believe that good design is a marriage of concept, process, material and utility.

 Materials

The Bright Angle sources our wood, glass, and other material components in collaborations with local craftspeople that share our commitment to American-made and thoughtfully sourced raw goods.  We believe that good design is a marriage of concept, process, material and utility.

 The porcelain is the highest quality mixture of raw materials creating the most durable and structurally sound ceramic material - made in house.  The porcelain is made from the highest quality white clay (kaolin), glass (flint or silica), and glass melter (feldspar).  We fire our porcelain to cone 6.  We take pride in the purity of our materials.

 We use the strongest and most consistent we we can for our design applications.  We source our leather and glass from like-minded makers in the Asheville, North Carolina region.

Care

Our products are designed with the intention of heavy everyday use.  Each product is food safe and water resistant.  Each piece of handmade pottery is meant to be used and loved every day as well as being a piece of art for display.  The handmade pottery may be put in the dishwasher, oven, and microwave. However, pottery is breakable and should be protected from obvious shocks like dropping it and from sudden changes in temperature. Uneven heating can cause it to crack.  With proper care, it should last until you want something new. Some products will get scratched over time with lots of love and use. Many collectors treasure their pottery and are back for a new set of dishes with no complaint, because they don’t want to use anything else.

The Bright Angle

 The Bright Angle believes in making art for the home producing the best gift ideas for wedding gifts, holiday gifts and other special gift giving occasions.  Working closely with the Asheville NC art scene we provide handmade gifts working with technology such as 3D printer designs and laser cutter designs to form our prototypes.  Our focus is on bringing collaborative contemporary design to the forefront of studio pottery and studio art.