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White Organic Porcelain Kawa Large Bowl, Tactile Ceramic Centerpiece

Name: White Organic Porcelain Kawa Large Bowl, Tactile Ceramic Centerpiece
Brand: Luft Tanaka
Price: 686.61 CHF
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

$850per item

£643.80per item

€739.29per item

CA$1,191.21per item

A$1,295.58per item

CHF 686.61per item

MX$15,523.72per item

NOK 8,726.44per item

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DKK 5,525.91per item

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Tactile and organic large porcelain bowl with leather textured exterior surface and a smooth glazed interior. The Kawa Bowls are expressive and lively. With their fluid forms and pronounced leather texture, they demonstrate the unique and beautiful qualities of the unusual technique behind the Kawa Series. Due to the production process, each item is one-of-a-kind. Food-safe and dishwasher-safe. Measures: 11.5" diameter x 5" height The Kawa Series is a collection of porcelain objects that are made by casting liquid clay into sewn leather molds. The precarious and beautifully-involved process is completely unique to Luft Tanaka Studio, and results in truly one-of-a-kind art objects. All pieces are handmade in Brooklyn at Luft Tanaka Studio. Made to order unless in stock. Customization available upon request. Kawa Series by Luft Tanaka The unusual and painstakingly honed technique used to create the Kawa Series is distinct to Luft Tanaka Studio. Each Kawa piece begins as a sketch on paper. With the assistance of 3-D modeling, we create patterns for a leather mold. After the mold is sewn and prepared for casting, liquid porcelain is poured inside, over time forming a thin wall along the leather surface. The mold is then carefully cut open at the seams and delicately peeled off the porcelain. Kawa Series Background Info The Kawa Series was initially conceived in early 2012, when Luft’s thesis project at the Parsons School of Design called for a varied collection of eye-catching objects. Guided as he often is by his wabi-sabi tendencies, Luft became obsessed with devising a new system of production where process dictated form—and where objects created in multiples could still be one-of-a-kind. He experimented with a number of mediums over the course of a few months, but his aha-moment came one afternoon when he stumbled upon a discarded leather couch on a Manhattan curb. (“Kawa” is Japanese for “leather” or “skin.”) Luft had been studying the process of slip-casting, a traditional ceramic technique used to create nearly-identical objects—though typically using solid plaster molds. His technical understanding allowed him to see an opportunity in that curbside leather couch, so he did what any industrial design student would do: He took his utility knife out of his bag, stripped the couch of its leather, and brought his new materials back to the studio for immediate experimentation. By testing many different types of leather, as well as different ways to fabricate the molds, Luft gradually evolved the process from a messy first batch, where many of the pieces didn't survive the kiln, to test pieces that bore the early marks of his signature: both weird and beautiful, hard and soft, expressive, and full of personality.

Creator:
Luft Tanaka (Artist, Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Diameter: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)
Style:
Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic,Porcelain,Glazed,Hand-Crafted,Other
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
2022
Production Type:
New Custom(Current Production)
Estimated Production Time:
3-4 weeks
Condition:
Seller Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6099227564422

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