The Leader in Modern Organic Design
A48
$1200
9.5″ long x 2.5″ deep x base 8″ x 3″ x 7″ high.
Stunning intricate carving on this hand carved museum quality wooden ladle from Sumatra. C 1900. Set on a minimalist black metal stand.
This hand carved ladle was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and impermanence. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. A beauty of things unconventional. It is the opposite of vulgarity. The costs of achieving this kind of minimalism are seemingly inconsistent with its mission of aesthetic humility. This kind of luxury is for a select few: The Emperor of Japan had a wabi garden. Wabi is for people who already have a lot.