This pink mug is collaboration project with the "Cafe Aroma Bi" in Nakajima-cho, Nanao City.
Noto Town was affected by the earthquake in 2024. Nanao City, where "Cafe Aroma Bi" is located, was also severely damaged by the earthquake, and water supply continues to be cut off. The damage to the store was minimal, so the cafe has been reopened as a place where residents can relax while collecting water from the water station every day.
Asaka wants to create a new Noto little by little, wondering if there is anything he can do to revitalize the town.
Size : Ø 80mm × H 90mm (Wide with handle 120mm)
Capacity: 280ml
*Microwave-safe / Dishwasher-safe
*There might be slight differences as each piece is handmade.
*After use, please wash as soon as possible and dry thoroughly before storing.
Feature
A portion of the sales will be used by the potter to support Noto reconstruction through the following channels:
Ceramic Artist / Potter - ASAKA
ASAKA creates ceramics at a studio in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, the birthplace of Mino ware.
His works are initially produced using a mass-production technique called ‘Ikomi,’ but he then adds personal touches to transform them into unique pieces that cannot be mass-produced. His style is modern and very stylish, with a strong sense of three-dimensionality that becomes more apparent when held in hand.
His works have been donated to the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy (MIC).
Explore his stylish pottery at (ki:ts) London shop.
Ikomi is a ceramic molding technique in which liquefied clay is poured into a plaster mold, and once the mold is removed, the shaped clay is extracted. It is an ancient method that has long been used for shaping ceramics.