Third generation woodworker Shuji Nakagawa at Nakagawa Mokkouegi in Shiga uses a 700-year-old technique called Ki-Oke, or bucket making. Today there just a few of these traditional artisans left. Unlike many of his peers Nakagawa also uses the technique to create modern objects. We asked him to create a vase with an organic shape, clearly part of a family but each unique. When he presented the stellar collection of thirty pieces he said the commission was the most challenging project he’s worked on.

Edition of 30 unique pieces