Ceramic Japan — Seto ceramics with wit, designed by Makoto Komatsu.
The Story
Seto has fired pottery for about a thousand years; the word “setomono” still means ceramics in Japanese. Ceramic Japan set up there in 1973 to pair that kiln know-how with contemporary designers, and one of its paper-bag vases went on to join MoMA’s permanent collection. Komatsu’s pieces turn familiar things, a crumpled bag or an animal’s head, into porcelain and clay you want to use every day.
The Collection
The Animal Teapots
The Paper Bag
For Designers & Trade
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Shipping
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Questions We Hear Most
Who is Makoto Komatsu?
A Tokyo-born ceramic designer and former Musashino Art University professor.
What is the Crinkle vase?
A porcelain vase cast to look exactly like a crumpled paper bag; the series is in MoMA’s collection.
What animals are the teapots?
Yagi is a goat; Tori is a bird.
Do the teapots have infusers?
Yes, stainless steel baskets for loose leaf.
Is every teapot identical?
No, the glaze is hand-applied and changes in the kiln.
