#53 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Flatware & Knives Brilliantly designed

Brilliantly designed

Water can evaporate from the space between the bumps

And they now mulch up all the smaller scraps to make their super-special recycled lambswool stuffing

and proportion — forming a collection that's both dramatic and subtle

but can also be nested with the Large Serving Bowl

#53 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Flatware & Knives Brilliantly designedAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different