Forget Me Not Bowl

Cordon Salon by Ella Saddington's Forget Me Not Bowl was born from two unsuspecting objects held in the Powerhouse Collection, a pressed paper patty pan and a flannel flower doily. The stainless steel bowl is assembled from overlapping petal-shaped pieces: laser-cut, pressed and riveted using cold-forming techniques inspired by the patty pan. Suited to all table, bench and cabinet tops, Forget Me Not’s mirror polish finely multiplies whatever sits inside it–eggs, keys and small precious things. Produced exclusively for Powerhouse in a limited edition of 100, each bowl is numbered by hand.

Saddington's background in forging armour led to her choosing an object name that gestures towards the shape of the flower as well as a German folk tale of a knight who - weighed down by his armour - falls into a stream while gathering flowers for his lover.

“50 years from now I hope they look very worn, like a great piece of armour.” – Ella Saddington