Utilizing green English oak sourced locally, Ash and Plumb produce pieces inspired by neolithic and medieval pottery and ancient bronzes from Chinese, Greek and Roman, English, and Etruscan sources. Utilizing green English oak sourced locally and chainsawn to size, they produce pieces inspired by neolithic and medieval pottery and ancient bronzes from Chinese, Greek and Roman, English, and Etruscan sources. Their aim is not to make exact replicas, but to find something more elusive: “Across cultures, certain forms are universal,” says Ash. Ash and Plumb create turned English oak vessels inspired by ancient pottery and bronzes. They scorch the surfaces to produce a mysterious patina and, occasionally—as in this vessel—to create a fire-eroded rim.