BASALT Work in Progress
#1 Olivina
A cutting board drawn from the Basalt stone Olivina and the wood of Metrosideros.
The choice of this stone relates to the finishing process that this type of basalt offers, being a denser stone that allows to be polished, giving, as such, a smoother and delicate touch, and waterproof feature. The Metrosideros wood is, by default, a very hard wood, due to its slow growth. The name derives from the Greek metra, or “heartwood” and sideron, or “iron”, which refers to the hardness of the wood itself. The wood isn’t just characteristic of this specific place, since it also exists in the Philippines, New Zealand and Polynesia.
The choice of this stone relates to the finishing process that this type of basalt offers, being a denser stone that allows to be polished, giving, as such, a smoother and delicate touch, and waterproof feature. The Metrosideros wood is, by default, a very hard wood, due to its slow growth. The name derives from the Greek metra, or “heartwood” and sideron, or “iron”, which refers to the hardness of the wood itself. The wood isn’t just characteristic of this specific place, since it also exists in the Philippines, New Zealand and Polynesia.
