A table of hand carved olive wood spoons, serving boards and bowls at a market

Hand carved olive wood · Tunisia

Olverra

Kitchenware and home pieces, carved by hand by women artisans in Tunisia.

Every piece is shaped from a single piece of olive wood, so no two are the same.

The story

Each bowl, board and spoon begins as one piece of olive wood, and the carver follows the shape and grain of that single piece. The wood decides, and the hand listens.

The pieces are carved by women artisans in Tunisia, in North Africa, where olive trees have been part of daily life for a very long time. The work is slow and done by hand, the old way.

Olive trees grow slowly, often for more than a hundred years. That slow growth is what gives the wood its deep grain, its weight, and its strength. When you hold a piece, the weight is the proof.

Because every piece comes from its own piece of wood, the grain is never repeated. You are not buying one of many. You are buying the only one like it.

Why olive wood

Naturally antibacterial

Olive wood resists bacteria on its own, with no chemicals. On a cutting board that makes it safer than plastic for food.

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Years of slow growth

Olive trees grow slowly over a century or more. The large pieces are carved from very old wood, dense and heavy.

Piece of wood each

Every bowl, board and spoon is shaped from a single piece. The grain is unique, so no two are ever alike.

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Made to last

With a little oil now and then, these pieces last for many years, and the big ones become something you pass down.

The pieces

From everyday spoons to pieces you keep for life

Olive wood goblets, serving boards and large sculptural bowls on a table — **Boards and statement bowls**Serving boards, goblets, and large carved bowls from old wood

Hand carved olive wood serving spoons and cups arranged on dark cloth — **Serving sets**Spoons, spatulas and scoops, carved by hand

Olive wood honey dippers gathered in a long carved bowl — **Honey dippers**Small pieces, easy gifts

A spread of olive wood kitchenware — **Everyday kitchenware**Bowls, boards and utensils for daily use

Olive wood pieces laid out at a market table — **One of a kind**No two pieces share the same grain

Find us

At markets around New York City this holiday season

Olverra sells in person, so you can pick up each piece, feel its weight, and find the one that is yours. Come say hello and bring the family.

Kitchenware

Fair trade

Women made

Gifts for everyone

Carry a piece of the grove home

For wholesale, custom pieces, or to ask where we will be next, reach out.

sadeqisaidmohaddes@gmail.com