Ōnewa
He Kōrero Kōhatu · Material Studies
Worked Basalt · Te Ahi Tipua

The stone
remembers
the hand.

A material study of Ōnewa basalt — rapid-cooled lava ground to a honed sheen, lashed to its haft, holding the weight of every stroke.

From riverbed boulder to worked toki: how grain, density and patience shape a tool that lasts generations.

This is the Māori Volcanic Stone design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Māori Volcanic Stone guide → designbycurio.com/learn/maori-basalt-pounamu-stone