#71 Medium Torso Vessel Napkins before drying into a soft

before drying into a soft musk of oakmoss

including chef Alice Waters

This piece will go on sale as part of Group 3 on Thursday July 28

These one-of-a-kind pieces are painted on the outside with a brilliant blue as part of our Summer Seasonal Collection

#71 Medium Torso Vessel Napkins before drying into a softAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by ancient earthenwareis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different colored