Moody Blues: Silvia Song's Indigo-Dyed Bowls and More - Remodelista
After practicing architecture for more than a decade, Brazilian-born Bay Area resident Silvia Song was in need of something more hands-on. As she explains, “I was doing a lot of design work and mockups, and visiting vendors and fabricators, but I never got to make anything myself. I missed the act of doing.” Her solution? Then Song started thinking about trying her hand at ceramics, but instead took a five-day class to learn how to turn wooden vessels, and became a wood potter. A set of Unfinished Nesting Maple Bowls; $500. Song collaborated with natural-dye specialist Kristine Vejar, dipping hand-turned maple bowls in a traditional Japanese-style indigo vat. The indigo bowls will be available exclusively at home-furnishings shop March, in SF. Song tells us, “Maple is one of the hardest and densest domestic woods, and to me it turns like butter; even if it’s bone dry, it turns well.” A Butcher Block made from thick end-grain maple; $300. The cutting boards are inspired by old-fashioned farmhouse stand-alone butcher blocks. Song renovated her garage to create a workshop, but keeps needing more space: “I am slowly seeping into my husband’s man cave.” Keep up with her work at Silvia Song. Have a look at March in our Shopper’s Diary. And if you want to see how wood is salvaged, see our post on Evan Shively, the Ultimate Arborist. Don’t forget to vote for the finalists in our 2014 Considered Design Awards! The winners will be announced August 9.