Vases and Tableware by Japanese Maker Keiichi Tanaka
One individual that I’ve had my beady little eye on is Japanese maker Keiichi Tanaka, who I happened to write about last year alongside fellow Japanese creator Aya Omachi. So as I was searching for more information, also hoping that I’d run across new work I hadn’t seen before, it seemed to be
Furniture from the Elijah Leed Studio
I bumped in to the studio of Elijah Leed last week and I was pleasently surprised with my findings, as initially I didn't set out to discover a furniture designer of any sort. So it was not only great to see some simplistic forms, I also liked the idea that all of these were made out of reclaimed ma
Lost Ceremony – Ghosts in the Workshop by Adam Marelli
I haven’t covered an exhibition in a while and I thought this specific project perfectly summed up the inspirations here on the site, actually it’s almost uncanny the parallels between the two. The project as a whole focuses on Japanese Master Craftsmen as an endangered species, and has been par
New Pottery at OEN Shop by Misa Kumabuchi of Mushimegane Books
I often feel like there's a slight disconnect between here and the shop. My main intention is to not litter these articles with so called 'self promotion', but at the same time I want to showcase things that are inspiring me at this moment in time. We just happen to be the lucky ones that can stock/
Profile on Dutch Furniture Company Royal Ahrend and Designer Friso Kramer
It didn't take long for me to step back in to my architectural ways, I feel like it's been a bit heavy on the subject lately and that I haven't given anything else a chance to soak through. To be honest, it could be down to a couple of books that came in to the shop last week relating to a few certa
Louis Kahn Visual Archive by Naquib Hossain
Wow, some incredible captures of buildings designed by the great architect Louis Kahn, photographed by Naquib Hossain. In fact Naquib has a small website dedicated to Louis Kahn which he has coined a “Visual Archive”, quite fitting for this particular series. If you’ve not seen it before I’d
Bowls, Bottles and Vases by Victoria Morris
Often I stumble across inspiration randomly whilst searching for individuals that we could represent in the shop. Before we opened I would have to go looking for, or sometimes pushing, a specific subject, which didn't always lead to an interesting article or post. Saying that, now I often get led to
Abstract Architectural Details by Photographer Yusheng Liao
Wow, this has been an extremely hard post to construct. I've been scouring through photographer Yusheng Liao's website titled 'Figure and Find' and I had to whittle it down to a summary of photographs which was near on impossible. Over the years he's amassed a substantial amount of photographs in hi
Ceramic Houses by Rowena Brown
A fantastic short film by Ian Skelly on London based ceramic artist Rowena Brown, who's a very talented maker indeed. I've known about Rowena's works for a long time but it's through fantastic videos like this that we get the chance to see the real process behind the objects. In my opinion, when you
Japanese Craftsman and Making Processes by Adam Fulford
Last night I was supposed to be getting on with some work but I ended up spending half of it watching through these incredible videos placed up by Adam Fulford. I previously sat through one on the lacquer process a few months back but he's uploaded a lot more and they're ever so inspiring, I was in
Bob Robinson: Luthier by Troscan Design
I've been keeping a close eye out for work by Troscan Design, and late last night they released this brilliant film on founder and accomplished furniture designer Bob Robinson. Originally my goal was to show my appreciation for the furniture and the general forms that they create at Troscan Design,
Kuroda x Toda, White Porcelain Collaboration by Taizo Kuroda and Hiroshi Toda
I feel like over the years my taste has been pretty consistent, even when I was just dipping my feet in as a younger designer I was drawn to the act of simplicity and clean lines. It didn't really matter what it was, whether a building, a painting, a piece of clothing, or magazines and books, I sens
