"Since ancient times, many vessels shaped like animals have been crafted. Drawing inspiration from these, we devised a method for attaching the handle using the elastic properties of bamboo, while carefully considering the functionality required for tea utensils. I hope you will not only use it as a tea ware but also as a pouring vessel for sake and soup stock." -
Designer Makoto Komatsu
Born in Tokyo, he studied under Stig Lindberg at the Sweden-based "Gustavsberg" House, and his design activities have been diverse, ranging from ceramics to glass and stainless steel tableware, lighting and furniture. His Crinkle Super Bag was selected for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his products are still sold in MoMA shops around the world. Other museums around the world, such as the FAENZA Museum of Ceramics in Italy and the VICTORIA & ALBERT Museum in the UK, have his work in their collections. POTS", produced in collaboration with Ceramic Japan, won the Grand Prize in the design category at the 1st International Ceramics Festival '86 Mino.
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