THE WILD BOWL — Handcrafted Olive Wood Natural Edge Bowl

Some things are more beautiful left a little wild.

The Wild Bowl is turned from a single piece of Aegean olive wood, its natural bark edge left intentionally raw and uncut — a living reminder of the ancient tree it came from. No two bowls share the same silhouette. The undulating rim, the deep amber grain, the dark contrasting bark — each one is completely its own.

Place it on a sideboard holding fruit, keys, or simply nothing at all. Set it on the kitchen counter filled with walnuts or sea salt. Wherever it lands, it will be the first thing people ask about.

This is not a mass-produced object. It is a piece of a tree, shaped by hand, carried from the Aegean coast to your home.

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FEATURES
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• Solid olive wood, turned from a single piece
• Natural live-edge bark rim — no two bowls alike
• Sourced from pruned Aegean olive groves — no trees felled
• Food-safe natural oil finish
• Suitable for fruit, nuts, salt, or decorative use
• Hand wash only; not dishwasher safe

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DIMENSIONS
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• Diameter:   10 cm
• Shape:      Natural edge — slight variation per piece

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CARE INSTRUCTIONS
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Hand wash with warm soapy water and dry immediately — never soak or place in the dishwasher. Once a month, treat with a little food-safe olive oil and leave overnight to keep the wood nourished and the bark edge intact. Over time, your Wild Bowl will deepen in colour and develop a rich, warm patina.

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OUR STORY
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Olive trees along the Aegean coast have been pruned by hand for thousands of years. It is how the trees stay strong, how the fruit grows well, and how the groves pass from one generation to the next.

The wood from those pruned branches has always been too beautiful to waste. At Wild Olive Co., we work with craftspeople who take those offcuts — wood that would otherwise be burned or discarded — and shape them into pieces worthy of your home.

No trees are ever cut down. No forests are cleared. The Wild Bowl is made from what the tree gives willingly, season after season.