It depends on how you burn. The Globe is our most immersive burner — smoke drifts slowly through the stone's natural openings, filling the room gently and evenly. No open embers, no exposed flame, safe around children and animals. The effect is meditative; closer to a candle ritual than traditional burning. The Cone is ideal for space cleansing — its cylindrical body narrows toward the top, directing smoke upward in a focused column. The lower cylinder never heats up, so it stays cool to the touch throughout. The Bowl is the simplest: place, light, burn. No ceremony required. The Relief Burner is for those who burn joss sticks — nothing more, nothing less. If you're unsure where to start, the sets are a considered entry point. The Nook is something different entirely: a candle holder and vase, not a burner. A conscious moment without smoke — just the quiet shimmer of candlelight.

The Globe is a sphere in two halves. As a whole, herbs, palo santo, or bundles are placed inside — the sphere is closed, and smoke diffuses gently through the perforations in the upper half. Separated, the two halves become individual bowls: the upper half inverted holds joss sticks, the lower half catches ash. For charcoal and resin, a thin layer of sand underneath protects the stone. The Cone works best with smudge sticks — our Pure White Sage and White Sage Lavender are an ideal match — as well as palo santo. The Bowl is made for our smudge sticks and our Palo Santo; not suitable for joss sticks. The Relief Burner is for joss sticks only — a perfect match for our extra-long Copal incense stems.

Travertine and marble are two fundamentally different stones. Travertine is a sedimentary limestone — formed over thousands of years by mineral-rich spring water. It is warm in tone, ivory to sand, with fine natural channels and a slightly porous surface that develops a patina with use. Marble is a metamorphic rock — denser and harder than limestone, with a smooth, non-porous surface that stays noticeably cool to the touch. Its structure creates bold, unpredictable veining, giving each piece a more dramatic, graphic character. All our travertine and marble objects are finished matte — a deliberate choice that softens the surface, makes the texture more tactile, and gives the objects a quieter, more considered presence.

No — and that's the point. Every object is cut from a unique block of natural stone. Veining, tone, and texture vary between pieces. What you receive will be one of a kind. The photos show a representative example; your piece will have its own character.