The Gathering Hand is derived from GRAS’s five decades of passionate, hands-on creation, historically in the fields of conservation, architecture and interiors and from the practice interest in interdisciplinary design. Through The Gathering Hand, GRAS celebrates the innate human drive to make.

A family of objects expressed in elemental forms—cylinders, disks, hemispherical cuts—as an ode to the simple stone slab. The edges of the Portland stone are delicately softened by the bead-blasting processes and in turn the material’s surface expression is highlighted. A considered shadow gap under the Vase and Bowl elevates the volumes ever so slightly. The continual, hemispherical slice of the Bowl creates a gentle concave cradle for fruit or mementos; its bare surface mingles beautifully with passing light. The paired cylindrical Weights hold a level of ambiguity, their usefulness spanning limitless occasions.

GRAS debuted The Gathering Hand collection with an exhibition at Blue Mountain School during London Design Festival 2022. The Carpenter’s Tables and the Stonemason’s objects are made-to-order.

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The Objects are now available to purchase via thegatheringhand.com, with worldwide shipping or next-day collection from our studio at Custom Lane, Leith.