Shaping
What if the shape of a vessel played a decisive role in the effect on its contents?
I have been asking myself this question for some time. When it comes to cups or bowls, I feel more attracted to certain shapes than others. I don't like angular and angular shapes at all. I love bulbous vessels with flowing shapes that nestle beautifully in the hands.
Could it be that this feeling has an important and decisive background?
I have always felt very drawn to nature and the natural world, which is why I orient myself towards its forms.
When I walk through forests, across meadows and mountains and observe where and in what way there is contact with water, how it flows and where it is stored, I find some similarities.
In nature, structures that collect water are round, funnel-shaped or bulbous, actually like our hands when we put them together to catch water. I see round washed stones or rock holes hollowed out by water. Have you ever looked at the shape of certain leaves or flowers where the water collects after the rain?
The natural shapes also create turbulence when the water emerges from the "vessel". This makes the water come alive. And I have often looked at the shapes, such as seed capsules, eggs, individual seeds, shapes that protect and give life ☀️
Nature cannot be wrong about what is good for her. It is perfect. We are a part of nature.
If we reconnect with her, her forms, her materials and structures, this has a very positive effect on our well-being and our mental and physical health, especially in our daily contact with our food.
Here are a few examples of vessels in natural shapes, natural materials and Struktur☀️