HopStep Belge Noir Stone Pouring Vessel
"Hopstep" series
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Produced in a Limited Edition of 7
Designed as both a utilitarian object and a singular work of art, the HopStep Belge Noir Stone Pouring Vessel moves effortlessly between function and sculpture. Made for holding and pouring precious liquids—be it wine, soy, sake, or oil—or for use as an infusion chamber for teas, each piece is conceived to be used, contemplated, and lived with.
Carved from Belge Noir stone and sculpted by the Testi Group in Italy, this HopStep Pot is defined by its deep, matte black surface and exceptional density. Known for its uniformity, strength, and quiet visual depth, Belge Noir is prized for its ability to absorb and soften light, giving each piece a grounded, monolithic presence. The making of each vessel is slow and exacting, requiring expert carving, careful hand-finishing, and extraordinary precision. No two pieces are ever exactly alike, resulting in a completely unique, utilitarian work of art.
Designer: Aldo Bakker
This piece is a part of the Cloud Pipe Collection from the Hop Step series designed by Aldo Bakker for J. Hill’s Standard.
H 100mm x W 135mm x D 58mm
300 ml
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HopStep Collection
The HopStep Collection is born from a single sketched gesture—a bouncing tick, a hop, and a step. That movement remains at the heart of each form, giving it life, levity, and quiet momentum.
HopStep Pots are vessels made for infusing and pouring precious liquids, while also functioning as sculptural works of art. Realized in kiln-cast glass, blown glass, porcelain, Belge Noir stone, and cast crystal, HopStep is both playful and precise, emphasizing both form and function.
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Pot Variations Family
By Aldo Bakker
Pot Variations is a family of sculptural vessels conceived by Aldo Bakker and realized by J. Hill’s Standard in partnership with master makers across disciplines. Envisioned through a singular intuitive gesture and refined through ongoing dialogue, each form carries Bakker’s unmistakable sense of poise, quiet tension, and emotional precision.
Defined by subtle but deliberate shifts of volume—leaning, swelling, tapering—the pieces resist easy categorization. Some feel anchored, others seem to hover; each has its own personality, its own gravitational pull. Rather than beginning with function, Bakker begins with feeling: a moment of pause, lightness, or escape translated into object form.
To bring these forms into the world, Pot Variations are realized across a spectrum of materials: blown and kiln-cast glass, brass, porcelain, and stone. Each material reveals a different facet of the gesture that initiated it, highlighting process, possibility, and the designer’s devotion to form above all else.
The Pot Variations Family comprises a constellation of individual pieces, each bearing its own name and characteristics yet united by their shared sensibility. They move with you through the quiet ceremonies of the everyday—objects that are at once sculptural and practical, companions rather than tools, each offering its own small invitation to stillness.
