A touch of precious metal.
These gorgeous, seashell-esque stoneware bowls are the ideal size for holding snacks, safety pins, jewelry, or even a small candle. We use them on our table filled with salt, for a sprinkle at a moment's notice. Glazed in a host of soft colors with a splash of gold, they make lovely gifts and even lovelier table toppers.
Photography by Julia Gartland, Ty Mecham, Bobbi Lin, Rocky Luten, James Ransom
Meet the Maker
FisheyeBrooklyn
Catskill, NY
Kim Gilmour grew up in rural New Hampshire -- the inspiration for her pottery comes from the beauty and imperfection of the natural world. After moving to Brooklyn and starting to work with pottery, she decided to open her own shop. Each piece is organic and abstract, but also a completely functional piece of pottery. Each piece is either hand-built, thrown on an electric wheel, or is a combination of both.
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Reviews for
Gold-Dipped Pinch Bowls
Reviews for
Gold-Dipped Pinch Bowls
All reviews come from Verified Purchases
Charcoal finish is not as polished pictured
Purchased the charcoal for a friend. The finish is matte as expected. The color in the pictures appears saturated and evenly applied - kind of dramatic/stunning. In reality, however, the finish is actually a bit streaky and you can see the natural stoneware color through the charcoal. The bottom inside of the bowls is also not smooth as pictured - both of my bowls have little peaks sticking up, which have not been adequately glazed over, so not only does the inside of the bowl feel pointy, but you can actually see cream-colored peaks inside the bowl (really obvious in contrast with the charcoal glaze). Edges look nice, as pictured - kind of ruffly in an organic way. I didn't expect them to feel completely smooth, but what I didn't expect was for one of the bowls to feel kind of gritty running my fingers over the edges.
The charcoal bowl is fine if you are looking for something pretty w/rustic touches. But don't expect the polished/dramatic piece pictured here - Check out Fisheye Brooklyn's own site to see a more accurate picture of the product (mine still look streakier than the ones there).
Was thinking of getting the white ones for myself, but not so sure now.
Pretty and delicate
These are very delicate, unique and pretty bowls. I put them on my kitchen window sill for my vitamins. Every morning a put my AM and PM pills in the bowls so I remember to take them. Much prettier than an ugly pill box.
Gorgeous
They are exactly as they appear on the site, beautiful! And the gold truly shows. It really is work of art. However they are very shallow & delicate can't used for sauces or dips. I plan to use them mostly as decor on harvest table. I hope they make bigger ones.
