Living Craft Traditions of East Asia
Our work is built around three enduring craft systems.
Each one represents a different relationship between material, fire, and human hand.
Handmade Lacquerware
Natural lacquer is one of the oldest surface arts in East Asia.
It is extracted from trees and applied layer by layer by hand.
Each layer must cure in controlled humidity before the next is applied.
This process takes months.
What emerges is not a coating, but a depth of surface—
warm, organic, and responsive to light and touch.
Lacquerware is not finished quickly.
It is built through time.
Chang’an 28-Yaki Ceramics
Inspired by ancient ceramic traditions surrounding Chang’an, this series explores the dialogue between clay, fire, and mineral glaze.
Each piece is fired at high temperature in carefully controlled kiln conditions.
The kiln does not repeat outcomes—it transforms them.
No two pieces are identical.
Each is a record of fire, timing, and chance.
DE-YONG Yaozhou Celadon
Yaozhou celadon is one of the most refined ceramic traditions in Chinese history.
Its carved patterns are subtle—often visible only when light moves across the surface.
For nearly a thousand years, this quiet elegance has represented restraint, precision, and depth.
It does not demand attention.
It reveals itself slowly.