Ships worldwide. This piece is held at our workshop and ships internationally.
One of a kind
Every carving is cut from its own block of rough. The photographs on this page show the exact piece you will receive — not a sample from the same batch.
Natural stone, untreated
100% natural stone, never dyed or reconstituted. Veins, inclusions and small shifts in colour are how the material formed; they are marks of origin rather than faults.
Carved by hand
Cut, shaped and polished by hand. Proportions differ a little from piece to piece because each one follows the block it came out of.
Checked and packed
Hand-inspected before dispatch and shipped in shockproof packaging.
Sorting Before Solving
Fluorite is traditionally associated with organising thought rather than generating it — believed to help arrange what is already there into an order that can be worked with.
Keep it beside the notes rather than beside the screen.
The Long Session
Its reputation among students and researchers is old and consistent, and is specifically about sustained concentration rather than a burst of it.
Set it where you work for hours, not where you work for minutes.
Turning Down the Noise
Traditionally credited with reducing mental clutter, it is often kept in rooms that have too much going on in them.
Place it in the busiest corner of the room, not the quietest.
Handle Gently
At 4 on the Mohs scale fluorite scratches easily — a copper coin will mark it. This is part of its character rather than a flaw.
Keep it away from keys and other stones; a shelf of its own suits it.
Why We Carve Animals
Animals in stone are old — older than writing. What a carved animal carries is whatever its own culture gave it: the elephant's memory, the owl's night sight, the bear's patience. The stone lends its own weight to the borrowing.
Keep it in view rather than in storage; these are traditionally companions rather than talismans.