Areaware's 'Stone Fruit Bowls' are the perfect size and shape for holding fruit, which is a recursive thought when one considers how the bowls are shaped. Cast from real melons, the bowls take on the shape, texture, and size of melon rinds.
Each of the four Stone Fruit Bowls are cast from different melons, meaning that they are all slightly different from one another. Interestingly, the Stone Fruit Bowls aren't actually made from stone but from ceramic. The 'Stone' in their name refers to the type of fruit that the bowls might best hold. For those without extensive fruit knowledge, stone fruits are fleshy fruits that have pits, like peaches, nectarines, and mangoes.
Though the cantaloupes that form the Stone Fruit Bowls aren't drupaceous, their size is perfect for holding a healthy bundle of any type of fruit.
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