#70 Medium Torso Vessel Picnic food storage

food storage

The ash wood weave is naturally resistant to discoloration from moisture and the hardware is brass coated to help prevent rusting

Razor sharp

printed with wooden blocks

Designed by David's son and current creative director

#70 Medium Torso Vessel Picnic food storageAkio 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