Ceramics by Romy Northover
English artist and ceramicist Romy Northover has been on my radar mainly thanks to potter Shino Takeda, who we’ve wrote about here on the blog before. It became apparent that this week would be a great time to highlight Romy’s work as she’s recently collaborated with Shino on opening a lifesty
Japanese Tea Utensils at Kamon Engineering
My fascination with the Japanese tea ceremony isn't anything new, I suppose it comes from my general attraction towards the lifestyle and mentality over there. I also quite like the idea of Buddhism and zen, this is also a theme that I tend to see in other designers that I admire, it's sort of weird
Lacquer Boxes & Vessels Designed by Oji Masanori for Wajima Kirimoto
Japanese designer Oji Masanori has been of major interest for many years now, he mainly designs ‘living’ products, this includes furniture and other smaller goods for the household. One of his most popular series was that designed for metal casting company FUTAGAMI, he made a selection of goods
Functional Kitchenware by KINTO
Often a company’s product line-up is dictated by the type of designers that they get on board, individuals like Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa are synonymous with a simplistic / functional ideology, so it’s obvious when they’re hired what sort of ethos that company is striving for. Compani
‘Tableware to Enhance Your Meals’ by Koishiwara Pottery
When it comes to pottery I like the look of simplistic vessels that are pure in form, when it's obvious that they've gone through a process of elimination, reducing any unnecessary elements. With me this has to come through in all aspects of craft and design, often the best designs, whether that be
Interior Spaces by Kouichi Kimura Architects
I’m often stumped when it comes to architectural websites, usually the photography’s not quite there in terms of size or quality, which means I can’t showcase it on the blog (my standards are pretty high). Last week I decided to start a Pinterest of our own, follow us here if you’re on Pinte
Metal Netted Objects by Kanaami-Tsuji
When searching for new and interesting craftsman, I use my knowledge of the internet and some translation tools to find unique creatives from abroad, most notably Japan. I'm drawn to their style for mainly two reasons, tradition and authenticity. I also like the fact that objects, and design in gene
The Objects Collection by Kaikado
How I've not showcased Kaikado before I don't know, considering they've been a company that I've admired for a long while now. Actually, I've seen other websites run articles on them recently so I didn't feel like pulling across the same old imagery would be that exciting, as it would be just duplic
Japanese Lacquerware at TOKI no KUMO
Japanese gallery and craft store TOKI no KUMO has been a favourite destination of mine to visit, in fact I've wrote about them a few times previously here on the site. I usually check back every so often to see their progress as a store and get an eyeful of the interesting selection of products that
Works by Japanese Ceramic Artist Shinobu Hashimoto
These past two days I’ve featured a couple of inspiring individuals on the blog that I happened to run into over the weekend. Maybe I should give this out and about ‘design hunting’ more of a go in the future! Today I decided to select some inspiring work by Japanese ceramic artist Shinobu Has
Short Film on Lacquer Artist Masaru Nishimura
After an assortment of topics being discussed here on the blog this week, it seemed nice to switch it up a little and watch an experienced lacquer artist at work. I thought it might give some context to the items that we already have in the shop, particularly the lacquerware by husband and wife duo
Nido in Japan
Nido is a project by designer and creative Julieta Racket who, through collaboration with women from several Argentine provinces, creates knitwear made from 100% sheep wool. The wool that they use comes from Merino and Corriedale sheep, with it being spun and dyed completely by hand. The quality of
