Tal & Bert Air Plant & Votive Holders (no drainage hole)

Tal & Bert is the meeting point of raw natural minerals and industrial concrete. Our designs are made from hand poured concrete that has been sculpted by hand in small batches. Our work is inspired by the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, finding the beauty in imperfections. We take the cracks and breakages in the concrete and turn them in to designs inspired by minerals we mine. Ray handles the mixing of the cement as well as polishing, sanding and sealing all the pieces. Val does the detail work of adding the stones and edging the design in liquid gold while also doing some sanding. Our studio is located just outside of Pittsburgh, Pa.