Ceramic Kitchen Counter Fruit Bowl

This Fruit Bowl from Velleora Home Decor is plain glazed ceramic with a wide, low profile, so fruit sits in a single layer rather than being piled into a deep bowl where the bottom pieces bruise unseen.

The lack of pattern is deliberate. A plain bowl lets the fruit provide the colour on a worktop, which is the whole point of leaving fruit out rather than in a drawer - and it means the bowl still looks right when it is empty.

Four colour options are offered. Ceramic stays cool and shades the fruit from light, which slows ripening compared with an open wire basket on a sunny counter. It doubles as a serving bowl for salad or bread. Hand wash it to protect the glaze, keep it out of direct sunlight, and avoid storing bananas alongside other fruit, as they speed everything else along.

• Plain glazed ceramic, wide low form
• Single-layer storage prevents bruising
• Stays cool and shades fruit from light
• Four colour options
• Doubles as a serving bowl
• Hand wash to protect the glaze