Floating Wave Bowl

A sculptural object of uncommon presence, the Floating Wave Bowl translates the restless energy of water into a fixed and luminous form through cast acrylic rendered in a vitreous finish that catches and refracts light with the depth of glazed ceramic. At nearly two feet across and rising nine and a half inches, it commands a console, a library shelf, or the center of a dining table with the authority of a collector's acquisition rather than an accessory. The vitreous surface lends an almost geological quality to the piece — simultaneously ancient and utterly contemporary — a tension that defines the finest decorative objects. From John Richard, it is the kind of work that stills a room.