#40 Torso Vessel in Indigo Wellness and a perspective on design

and a perspective on design that honors the craft of weaving on the loom

The form was inspired by the pods of the Australian Banksia plant

Strike-anywhere matches are recommended

Tartine All Day is the all-purpose

#40 Torso Vessel in Indigo Wellness and a perspective on designAkio 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 indigo colored