Interviews

nucca: Warm Colors from a Hasami Ware Kiln

We visited Yamashita Toen in Hasami, Nagasaki, a kiln that makes everything in-house, to hear how its love of making led to nucca, pottery in 12 colors kneaded into the clay.

JINSUI: Reinventing the Tokoname Teapot

We visited JINSUI in Tokoname, Aichi, where a former florist turned teapot maker is reinventing the classic Japanese teapot with his TOKI series.

HIZEN5: Glass Pens from Five Pottery Towns in Saga

We visited three kilns behind HIZEN5, a brand uniting the pottery towns of Saga, to see how Arita, Ureshino and Imari traditions shape their porcelain-handled glass pens.

4th-market: Everyday Banko Ware from Yokkaichi

We visited Takemasa Seito, one of the kilns behind 4th-market in Yokkaichi, Mie, to learn how heat-resistant Banko ware is made, and the challenges facing it today.

soil: Diatomaceous Earth, Made the Muddy Way

We visited the Kanazawa workshop behind soil, where plasterers turn diatomaceous earth into stylish bath mats and homewares, entirely by hand.

Kamoshika Doguten: Banko Ware Tools for a Whole Region

We visited Kamoshika Doguten in Komono, Mie, a regional brand of Banko ware kitchen tools made with partner kilns to keep the whole craft region thriving.