Black Jar collect-2025-online respond to the human impulse

respond to the human impulse to touch and handle it

subtle texture and stillness through a matt

textured local clay with white slip and blushing tones

Hand carved in his studio in South Korea this tray in Walnut wood is covered in the marks of it's making

Black Jar collect-2025-online respond to the human impulseA rounded vessel thrown by hand in Akiko's London studio, with layers of dark and pale textured glazes. Each piece has a unique surface that illustrates the element of chance that is central to her processes. "Today, much of industrial production values consistency, precision and control. My work moves in the opposite direction, embracing variation as an essential part of making. I am currently researching why certain forms of fluctuation and