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Tableware and Textiles for Everyday Life

2024.3.12(Tue)-3.31(Sun)
POTPURRI Kiyosumi-Shirakawa store

A new season is a good time to take another look at the things we live with.

For objects used every day, it is a pleasure to choose things that feel good each time we touch them.

This exhibition at POTPURRI Kiyosumi-Shirakawa brought together tableware and textiles carrying their makers' thought and skill.
An invitation to find something for a fresh start.

 

A new season is a good time to take another look at the things we live with.

For objects used every day, it is a pleasure to choose things that feel good each time we touch them.

POTPURRI introduces tableware and textiles carrying their makers' thought and skill.
An invitation to find something for a fresh start.

Featured brands

woof
(woof)

An apron brand built on experience making aprons and workwear since 1995, with the skills and knowledge gained along the way.

Natural-feeling aprons to wear as easily as everyday clothes.

Alongside enduring designs, fabrics and threads are chosen for repeated washing and everyday wear.
Made carefully in a small Tokyo factory, the aprons are designed for a comfortable fit.

 

woof
(woof)

 

An apron brand built on experience making aprons and workwear since 1995, with the skills and knowledge gained along the way.

Natural-feeling aprons to wear as easily as everyday clothes.
Alongside enduring designs, fabrics and threads are chosen for repeated washing and everyday wear.
Made carefully in a small Tokyo factory, the aprons are designed for a comfortable fit.

 

kobayashi pottery studio

Everyday meals and a restful cup of tea: tableware naturally accompanies the rhythm of daily life.

Each piece is thrown by hand on the potter's wheel, with the hope that it will become a familiar favorite through use.

About the maker
Shunsuke Kobayashi

Based in Gunma.
Completed studies at the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center.
After working as a ceramics designer for manufacturers and trading companies, he established an independent practice in 2021.
His work has received Good Design Awards in 2004, 2006 and 2007, alongside other selections and honors.

 

kobayashi pottery studio

 

Everyday meals and a restful cup of tea: tableware naturally accompanies the rhythm of daily life.
Each piece is thrown by hand on the potter's wheel, with the hope that it will become a familiar favorite through use.

About the maker
Shunsuke Kobayashi

Based in Gunma.
Completed studies at the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center.
After working as a ceramics designer for manufacturers and trading companies, he established an independent practice in 2021.
His work has received Good Design Awards in 2004, 2006 and 2007, alongside other selections and honors.