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Fajans Teapot
JPY 8,800 (incl. tax)
The patterns are inspired by nature in the city.
Each design begins with an original drawing. The pigments are embedded beneath the glaze so the decoration can be enjoyed for many years.
In Sweden, displaying or simply looking at decorative objects and tableware is also considered a way of using them.
This way of enjoying tableware may be less familiar in Japan. The pieces bring colour to ordinary life and a sense of joy.
This generously sized pot has a stable shape that resists tipping and a comfortable handle.
It shares its pattern with the Mug and Cup and Saucer.
Dimensions — W195 × D111 × H122 mm
Capacity — 840 ml when filled to the brim
Materials — earthenware, stainless steel
Made in Japan
Includes a tea strainer.
Use and care
Microwave safe.
Dishwasher safe.
Do not use in the oven.
Bleach can be used.
Remove the tea strainer before heating in a microwave.
This collection has a fine crackle pattern in the surface glaze, known as crazing. Dark-coloured drinks and foods may stain these fine lines.
Seal the surface before first use.
Seasoning seals the open pores of the clay and helps keep stains from entering the glaze’s fine crazing. Repeating the process periodically helps seal these fine cracks so you can enjoy the piece for longer.
Put rice-rinsing water in a saucepan, stir well and bring it to the boil. Turn off the heat and place the piece in the water. Let the saucepan cool slowly for about an hour. Once completely cool, rinse away the starchy film with water and dry thoroughly.
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Trees from the streets of Sweden
POTPURRI's Fajans series takes inspiration from the streets of Sweden. The Cup and Saucer, Teapot and Mug depict trees and the warm light glimpsed between them. Occasional sunshine breaks through the many cloudy days, transforming the town into a richer, more colorful landscape. This series expresses those gentle colors in earthenware.
A warm, appealing shape
The Fajans Teapot has a soft, welcoming shape that draws on the character of its red clay.
The body is light, while the lid and handle have a more substantial weight.
The lid is easy to hold, and a stainless-steel strainer is included.
A young designer inspired by Stig Lindberg
The word faience may be unfamiliar to many people in Japan.
Fajans is a European ceramic tradition of white, tin-glazed earthenware made with pale-yellow clay. It is also known as faience.
During the twentieth century, when Stig Lindberg was active, faience was declining as inexpensive, mass-produced ceramics grew popular. Lindberg gave the understated, unfashionable ware a new life with vivid colours and bold forms. The work continues to attract devoted admirers today.
Since then, the word Fajans has often brought Lindberg’s vividly coloured faience to mind.
Okami first encountered Lindberg’s Fajans as a student. Struck by its freedom and bold design, he travelled to Sweden to explore his own approach to faience. After returning to Japan, he continued his research while working for a ceramics manufacturer. In 2012, he founded POTPURRI and finally introduced his own Fajans.
POTPURRI’s Fajans carries forward Lindberg’s spirit of renewal. It preserves the freedom of the designs while adding the strength and practicality needed for modern life.
Okami’s years of research into clays, pigments, firing temperatures and a new transfer technique led to a new Fajans that withstands metal cutlery and dishwashers and fits into everyday life.
POTPURRI continues to research faience. The collection will keep taking new forms as the makers seek the best tableware for each era.
POTPURRI’s approach to contemporary Fajans
The traditional faience process, used for over 100 years, produces fragile pieces. Hand-painted decoration can also make them costly and less consistent in quality.
POTPURRI has developed its Fajans collection with various improvements to address these issues and suit modern life.
Microwave and dishwasher safe
For POTPURRI’s Fajans collection, the makers developed clay and glaze for high-temperature firing so the pieces could be used in the microwave and dishwasher.
Resists scratching from cutlery
With traditional overglaze decoration, years of use with metal cutlery can wear away a pattern. For Fajans, POTPURRI developed a method of embedding the pigments beneath the glaze to protect the design.
An accessible price
POTPURRI’s Fajans uses a transfer technique in which printed transfers are applied to the ceramic and fired. Reducing the amount of handwork helps maintain consistent quality and accessible prices. Particular care goes into the print quality so it retains the character of the original hand-drawn artwork.
Research and development continue, including hand-painted faience created for different seasons each year.
POTPURRI’s evolving Fajans
From the outset, Fajans was conceived as an ongoing creative project. POTPURRI usually completes its research when a collection is released. Research into Fajans continues.
Lindberg’s hand-painted faience gives each piece its own expression, even within the same pattern. POTPURRI continues to research how to combine that individual character with production methods that make Fajans more affordable.
Limited-edition, hand-painted Fajans pieces are one part of this ongoing work.
Each design reflects the feeling of the moment and is a one-off, making your encounter with that piece unique.
Fajans
The Fajans collection is inspired by faience, a ceramic tradition that originated in Europe.
Faience has fascinated many designers in Sweden, who have made their own pieces.
The name refers to ceramic ware with a tin glaze over a delicate, pale-yellow clay body.
Traditionally fired at around 1100°C, it is relatively fragile and less suited to everyday use.
POTPURRI developed its Fajans collection through ten years of research into clay and glazes, using a high firing temperature of 1250°C
to improve durability while retaining the soft, warm texture of traditional faience.
The material is suitable for microwave and dishwasher use.
Explore the Fajans collection