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A Harmony of Bone & Leather: The Dialogue of Mixed Materials by Yuki Nara X Poltrona Frau
Upon encountering a space where the artwork and environment harmonize, one feels as though they are deeply sinking into that space. It isn’t the sharp, short wavelengths emitted by the artwork in isolation, but rather resembles a cloth floating on the water as it gradually sinks while absorbing moisture, creating a heavy, long, and comforting wavelength.
This sensation was one I felt when the ceramic work "Bone Flower" by artist Yuki Nara was displayed on a specially arranged pedestal by the Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau.
We spoke with Nara, who balances his dual roles as a ceramic artist and architect based in Kanazawa, about his dedication to leather.
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Yuki Nara
Ceramic Artist, Architect, Artist
Director of Architecture & Ceramic Design Lab EARTHEN
The Fusion of 350 Years of Ohi Ware & Contemporary Art
In Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, there is a kiln with a 350-year history known as Ohi ware. The fifth lord of Kaga Domain, Maeda Tsunanori, invited the tea master Senso (the fourth generation of Urasenke) from Kyoto in 1666, alongside a ceramic artist named Ohi Chozaemon. Chozaemon remained in Kanazawa and became the first in a lineage that continues to this day, with Yuki Nara being the artist who is the son of the current eleventh Ohi Chozaemon, Naru.Share Article
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