A Beautiful Ceramic Skillet

What ceramics make possible.

Eld means fire in Swedish. The skillet works over direct heat, in an oven and in a microwave, making it useful for preparing root vegetables and more. The ceramic holds heat for cooking and serving, helping food reach the table hot. There is no need to transfer the food to another dish. Its manageable weight, curves that are easy to scoop from and simple sponge cleaning make it practical for everyday use, while bringing more enjoyment to the table.

Both a cooking tool and a serving dish.

A commitment to durability and beauty. For POTPURRI, design begins with finding the right materials and craftspeople. The main challenge was durability as a cooking tool. The team needed a clay body suitable for a skillet while retaining resistance to thermal shock. This led us to the Iga and Banko ware regions, known for heat-resistant ceramics, where we studied clay and glaze materials and developed prototype after prototype. If it goes straight to the table, it should be beautiful as tableware too. Glaze recipes that explore subtle variations and smooth curves that are comfortable at the table shape Eld's design. Its long handle requires a precise model and repeated support during production. Always use suitable heat protection when handling a hot skillet. Careful material selection, exploration of manufacturing methods and skilled handwork all went into creating Eld.

An Eld trivet inspired by traditional sedge hats

A trivet sized to hold a hot Eld skillet securely. The material is sedge, once used for the woven hats essential to travel in the Edo period. Sedge has also long been used for pot stands. Its fibers shed water, while the woven material responds to humidity by swelling and then opening up again as it dries. Carefully woven by hand, with accent colors dyed using traditional methods, each trivet has its own texture and grows more familiar with use. Alongside two plain versions showing the natural sedge color, we offer POTPURRI's original gray and green.