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河上 奈未
Transparent vessel 20cm
Handling Instructions
[Before using the dish]
Ceramics are prone to absorbing water.
We recommend soaking it in water overnight before use.
[Care instructions]
For regular maintenance, wash with a sponge and dish soap and water, then rinse thoroughly.
After washing, it is important to dry thoroughly.
*Please avoid soaking for long periods of time.
Ceramics are highly absorbent, so the base will absorb dirt and cause mold and stains.
Before Use
- Material: Pottery
- Caliber: Approximately 6.5 cm
- Height: Approximately 8.5 cm
- Capacity (full): Approximately 200 ml
- Weight: Approximately 225 g
- Sealing: Required
- Microwave: Not usable
- Dishwasher: Not usable
- Oven: Not usable
- Direct flame: Not usable
Some details, such as the shape, degree of distortion, texture, and color, may not be clearly visible in the images.
Please note that this item is a handmade product, crafted individually by the artist.
There may be areas where iron powder (black dots) appears due to the oxidation of iron content in the clay during firing.
Additionally, small indentations (pinholes) may be present, but these are natural phenomena that occur during the firing process and are not defects.
Please enjoy them as part of the item's unique character.
For other details, please refer to the handling instructions.
Vessels imbued with the memory of handcrafted work
This gentle-looking mug was created by Nami Kawakami.
It's shaped by hand, with coil-shaped clay built up layer by layer and joined together.
The slight irregularities are not uniform.
The traces of handwork, which make you want to gently trace them with your finger, convey the movements of the artist's hands and even their breath during creation... reminding us once again of the richness that human hands can produce.
Because the hand-pinched pottery gives a soft impression, the form is kept clean and elegant. By adding moderately sharp lines, the artist has created a light and refined appearance.
The small Chimney Mug is just the right size to fit neatly on an 18cm plate, so you can enjoy your coffee break with it.
The warmth unique to handmade items and a beauty that blends into modern life.
This is a piece we hope those who want to enjoy both will pick up.
This gentle-looking mug was created by Nami Kawakami.
It's shaped by hand, with coil-shaped clay built up layer by layer and joined together.
The slight irregularities are not uniform.
The traces of handwork, which make you want to gently trace them with your finger, convey the movements of the artist's hands and even their breath during creation... reminding us once again of the richness that human hands can produce.
Because the hand-pinched pottery gives a soft impression, the form is kept clean and elegant. By adding moderately sharp lines, the artist has created a light and refined appearance.
The small Chimney Mug is just the right size to fit neatly on an 18cm plate, so you can enjoy your coffee break with it.
The warmth unique to handmade items and a beauty that blends into modern life.
This is a piece we hope those who want to enjoy both will pick up.
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Nami Kawakami, who creates pottery in Kyoto.
She developed a familiarity with handicrafts like sewing from childhood and went on to Kyoto City University of Arts. During her student days, she focused on creating objects and rarely made tableware outside of assignments. However, after graduating from university, she decided to pursue a path in pottery making. She has continued her creative activities through self-study and trial and error. Currently, she is a member of the craft group "Kaze Aoku Warai Kurasu" (Wind, Green, Laughter, Living).
The charm of Ms. Kawakami's work lies in its feminine, soft appearance and the distinct feeling of the artist's touch. Her pieces are created using a type of hand-building called "coil building," where clay is rolled into long coils, stacked one by one, and then smoothed by hand to form the desired shape.
Hand-building is a technique that can be physically demanding, but Ms. Kawakami has always been drawn to the process of stacking each coil, the sense of speed, and the high degree of freedom in shaping, and has continuously created her work using this method.
Her works are crafted with an emphasis on being "easy to use daily and comfortable to hold," and she verifies their usability in her own daily life. While utilizing the gentle undulations unique to hand-building, she also incorporates sharpness to achieve a clean form.
The works created by Ms. Kawakami in this way exude a warmth characteristic of handcrafted items, while also possessing a presence that subtly elevates the space around them.