{"product_id":"black-handled-vase-a-ras-bord","title":"Black Handled Vase | Handmade Stoneware","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis vase is dark. Almost black. The kind of dark that absorbs light rather than reflecting it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stoneware is heavily textured, rough to the touch, alive under the fingers, like the surface of a rock that has been in the sea for a long time. Two small handles sit at the shoulders, discreet but deliberate. They are not decorative. They are a gesture, an invitation to hold, to carry, to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA piece that commands a space without asking for attention.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBorn from stone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cstrong\u003eÀ Ras Bord series, Côte des Basques, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e, this piece was born from a gesture at the edge of the everyday. A few days ago, at sunset, Cecile Mestelan placed ceramics on the limestone rocks of the Côte des Basques. Not in a gallery. Not on a white plinth. On stone, grey and ochre, streaked with minerals, shaped by years of water and salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe calcaire of the Basque Coast is an archive. Every vein of rust and white tells a slow transformation, the same transformation clay undergoes in fire. Photographed at dusk on the Basque Coast, this vase almost disappears into the stone. Almost. But it is there, present, grounded, unmistakable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series marks the beginning of a new phase in Cecile Mestelan's practice: \u003cstrong\u003emore mature, more affirmed, more free.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each piece carries that moment with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHandmade in Biarritz\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Black Handled Vase is \u003cstrong\u003ehandmade in Biarritz\u003c\/strong\u003e by Cecile Mestelan. One of a kind. Because it is shaped by hand, no two pieces are identical. Dimensions, colour, and texture vary slightly from piece to piece. That variation is not a flaw. It is the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMaterial and care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black stoneware.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32 cm tall, 20 cm wide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark chocolate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of a kind. Handmade in Biarritz by Cecile Mestelan. Slight variations in form, colour, and surface are inherent to the handmade process. Handle with care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePHOTO \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.emmymartens.eu\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e©EmmyMartens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cecile*M","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53776362602829,"sku":null,"price":210.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0127\/5713\/9520\/files\/MG_9043-emmymartens-cecilemestelan-WEB.jpg?v=1777902927","url":"https:\/\/cecilemestelan.com\/products\/black-handled-vase-a-ras-bord","provider":"Cecile*M","version":"1.0","type":"link"}