#38 Round Block Round Vessel Shipping-Furniture hand-woven and hand dyed placemats

hand-woven and hand dyed placemats are an elegant addition to any table

small and practical spoon

Hand-hammered to perfection by designer Ruka Kikuchi — this large cheese knife has a pointed design for cutting semi-hard or semi-soft cheese

creating a more inviting interaction between the plant and the caretaker

Let this giant gnome find its way home to yours for this year and many more to come

#38 Round Block Round Vessel Shipping-Furniture hand-woven and hand dyed placematsAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. In this piece, he stamps patterns into the soft, wet clay before it is fireda nod to Japanese techniques called inamun and mishimade. The form of the vesselinspired by ancient earthenwareappears textured and soft after stamping. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different colored slips (liquid clay)a technique that