This soft-square stoneware bowl, model 3254, was made by Søholm Stentøj on the Danish island of Bornholm and is attributed to Einar Johansen, dating from circa the 1960s. The base carries the incised model number together with the "Søholm Danmark Stentøj" mark, cut by hand into the unglazed clay.
Founded in Rønne in 1835, Søholm is the oldest ceramic workshop on Bornholm. In the post-war decades it moved away from traditional tableware towards modern studio-style stoneware, and Einar Johansen became one of the key names behind that shift, known above all for his table lamps and for bowls and vases glazed in deep sea blues.
The piece shows the contrast typical of his work. The exterior is finished in a matte, deep reddish brown with a subtly ribbed texture, while the inside is flooded with a glossy turquoise glaze. A raised olive-green ring sits at the centre, and small olive and cobalt spots run around the inner wall, where the glaze has pooled and softened during firing. A pale celadon band follows the rounded rim and frames the colour inside.
Because each bowl was glazed by hand, the spread of colour and the flow of the drips differ from one example to the next, so this one has its own character. It works as a centrepiece on a sideboard or coffee table, as a catch-all in the hallway, or as part of a collection of Bornholm ceramics.
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