The Cognac Bowl A10V82

“The Cognac Bowl” emerges from a magnificent oak log, likely planted in 1918 – the very year Poland reclaimed its sovereignty – hand-turned into a 45 cm diameter vessel from the Vanguard collection. For months, it stood among our largest creations, humbling us with its scale against our then-modest tools and skills. Its cognac hue shifts from deep brown to inky black in places, a shadowed alchemy that whispers of time’s patient carving through rings of triumph and trial. This bowl commands as timeless sculpture or shadowed stage for life’s quiet treasures.

At Scar & Wonder, work begins with abandoned and reclaimed wood. Each piece is an act of discovery: unpredictability shaping the silhouette, with singular marks – graceful cracks, voids, twists and textures – becoming its character rather than its flaws. Every Scar & Wonder object is one of a kind, finished with natural ancient methods and marked with its own hand-stamped signature. Every piece from the Vanguard collection comes with a unique Book of Origin, documenting its journey from the source of the wood, through the process, to the final details of its finishing. This book marks the beginning of a new life: a place for you to set your intention as its steward and to inscribe the next chapters of its story. Together, we shape value on multiple levels – sentimental, emotional and financial – choosing depth over disposability, and standing for a world in which longevity and meaning outweigh surface glitter and passing trends.