Saffar bowls

2016
UK - Kuwait 
Collaboration with Studio Saffar
Conception and pattern design

The set of five bowls focuses on a modern form of utility and experiential dining - a take on the utilitarian nature of the historic Saffar vessels. The single line pattern is intended as a critique of super cial appropriation of Islamic geometry.

Based on the essential golden ratio and islamic geometry, it is used as a guide for the craftsmen to form circles which necessitates a concentric grid. The set contrasts dish sizes to compliment Western and Eastern, shared and individual servings, rather then western standards.