The Tideline — Handcrafted Stoneware Serving Platter

Made for the way we like to eat now: a spread in the middle of the table and everyone helping themselves. The Tideline platter has a sweeping curved divider that forms a deep well for hummus, olive oil or a dressing. The open space around it takes bread, cheese, fruit and charcuterie.

The glaze is a reactive teal. In the kiln it pools into the throwing lines and runs dark at the rim, so no two platters are exactly alike. The small variations in colour and drip are the mark of a handmade piece, not a flaw.

It's shaped from sturdy stoneware with an unglazed foot ring that sits steady on the table. It's low enough to pass around and handsome enough to leave out between meals.