Kawa matchawan, a leather-cast porcelain tea bowl with visible seams on the outer wall
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Kawa Matchawan – Limited Edition Leather-cast Porcelain Tea Bowl
by Luft Tanaka Studio · Brooklyn, United States

14x14x11cm (6x6x4")CeramicsPorcelain
The Kawa Matchawan is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional matcha bowl used in Japanese tea ceremonies. Luft Tanaka ap… Read more
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Estimated delivery dateOctober 9 - October 23
Cardboard30x36x30cm, 2kg
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The Kawa Matchawan is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional matcha bowl used in Japanese tea ceremonies. Luft Tanaka applied his unique technique of slip-casting in a leather mold, leaving subtle marks and textures that give it a distinct, organic character. The soft, irregular shape contrasts with the coolness of porcelain, reflecting the tension between material permanence and the impermanence of fleeting moments.

This piece was specially commissioned for SILENT MATTERS, an experiential installation that blends Japanese tea ceremony with contemporary sound, curated by Adorno and SILENCE PLEASE.

Limited edition of 10.
Porcelain with food-safe glaze.

Food-safe.
Hand wash only.

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0.1

Production Year

Material

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Discipline

Color

Design Class

Number Of Pieces Created

10

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Luft Tanaka is a Japanese artist and designer based in New York City. Utilizing his intuitive understanding of materials and processes, Luft creates distinct and covetable art objects, furniture and lighting. His most expansive body of work, the Kawa Series, is the product of a method unique to his practice: the casting of porcelain into leather molds, perfected over years of experimentation and refinement. Originally from Kasugai, Japan, Luft moved to New York City in 2008 and earned a degree in Product Design from Parsons School of Design. Since then, his work has been exhibited and sold at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Noguchi Museum, Tokyo Design Week, NYCxDESIGN, and Milan Design Week—and featured in publications like the New York Times, Wallpaper Magazine, Dwell Magazine, Metropolis, and Sight Unseen.
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