{"product_id":"bowl","title":"Rituals of Matter - Cocoa Husk Bowl","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eRituals explores the transformation of cocoa husks - a by-product of chocolate production - into bio-based material and sculptural form. This carved, basin-like object references ancient vessels traditionally associated with ritual, preparation and containment: archetypal forms once hewn from stone or wood, here reborn in matter that carries the memory of the cacao harvest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe piece is an exploration of material presence - weight, density, texture. Its surface keeps the husks visible, their deep tones and subtle aroma affirming the origin of the material rather than concealing it. An object that bridges the ancestral and the contemporary: a ritual form, made circular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMade from cocoa husks, a by-product of bean-to-bar chocolate making — each piece is one of a kind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCarved, basin-like form referencing ancestral ritual vessels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHandmade in Portugal with Matter's patented technology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePart of \"Rituals of Matter\", presented at the Gentler Futures Festival 2026 (JAM Lisbon)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MATTER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54118187991383,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/1268\/3607\/files\/DSC07176.jpg?v=1784926045","url":"https:\/\/matter.pt\/products\/bowl","provider":"MATTER","version":"1.0","type":"link"}