Large Molten Glass Bowl on Wood Stand

• The glass has a clean, transparent look, with soft greenish edges where it folds over the wood.
• The wooden form beneath is knotted and uneven, giving the piece its organic, sculptural character.
• A round wood base gives it visual weight, while the raised bowl creates a lighter, more open silhouette.
• Small bubbles or fine marks in the glass may appear, part of the handmade finish rather than a fault.
• It suits dry styling beautifully: shells, stones, seasonal stems, seed pods, or simply left empty to catch the light.

Crafted by hand in Bali, this piece brings together recycled glass and Balinese Gamal wood. The glass is hand-blown, then placed while still hot over a piece of Gamal root, allowing it to settle into the natural shape of the wood as it cools.

That process means each bowl fits its own stand. The meeting point between glass and wood is not perfectly uniform, and that is where much of its quiet beauty lives.

Place it where the glass can catch natural light: on a hallway table, a shelf, a sideboard or beside a reading chair. It works especially well with organic-modern, coastal and slow-living interiors, where one textured object can hold a room without feeling busy.

Use it decoratively rather than for food. Dry natural elements suit it best and keep the wood protected.

Wipe the glass gently with a soft cloth and avoid soaking the wooden base. Keep it away from prolonged damp, and lift it from the stand rather than by the glass rim.

Molten glass on wood pieces have become closely associated with Balinese craft, where artisans use the irregular forms of natural roots as a shaping surface rather than forcing every object into the same mould. Here, the recycled glass takes on the contours of the Gamal wood beneath it, so the finished piece keeps a visible trace of the material that formed it. It is a slow, tactile approach: clear glass, weathered-looking grain, and the small variations that come from hand tools and heat.

This is a single large glass bowl on a Gamal wood stand, made from recycled glass and Balinese Gamal wood. It weighs 2000 g.

It makes a thoughtful gift for someone settling into a new home, refreshing a living space, or choosing fewer, more distinctive objects. The handmade character gives it a collected feel, as if it has already gathered a little story of its own.