This vessel is part of a series experimenting with yew tree wood. The inspiration for this work came while turning the wood on the lathe, respecting its natural colours, lines and cracks. Patrick sources his wood locally, sometimes recycling ancient wood from his surroundings.

Diameter 14.5 cm
Height 105 mm

This bowl was turned on the lathe while the wood, sourced from a friend’s garden, was still wet. Its final form only came a few weeks after the shaping when the maple dried completely, transforming the piece into a co-creation between Patrick and the wood. It has been finished with several layers of red stain and high gloss lacquer.

Diameter 45 cm

The wood used for this vessel comes from a majestic oak that had to be felled after being struck by lightning. Patrick turned it on the lathe, carefully maintaining the most fragile parts – the cracks and its particularities – during the extensive process. The thinness of the final form presented a strong technical challenge.

Diameter 52 cm

The wood used for this vase comes from an old maple tree that was on Kasernenplatz in Basel. Patrick passed in front of it countless times in his youth, not knowing that so many objects would emerge from it. The vase was turned on a lathe and finished with several layers of blue stain and high gloss lacquer.

Height 68 cm

A visitor at a trade fair in Austria asked Patrick if he could make vessels out of old wood from her garden. The cherry tree used for the three bowls that emerged from this story bore all the marks of the passage of time. Patrick turned the wood on the lathe, carefully respecting its natural colours, lines and cracks.

Diameter 23 cm