29/07/2023
P A S T A B O W L
by naekobo
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available in our kiosk 👆
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nae (苗 ) = sprout
kobo ( 工房 ) = workshop
together carry the meaning of
‘a space where ideas and objects come alive - a perpetually growing state’
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Soft shapes and sensorial textures play a predominant part in naekobo’s work, as well as her love for perceived incompleteness - pieces are given room to organically crack, and I score and roughen the surfaces combined with smoothing and refining, allowing a unique character of each piece to come through.
Having grown up in Sweden in an Indian-Japanese home, a diverse appreciation for aesthetics throughout cultural contexts has shaped her perceptions of harmony, while being attentive to modern and functional aspects of day-to-day products.
Coming from a background in apparel product development and design, Naemi was drawn to ceramics in 2017, when turning towards a slower, more sustainable and contemplative, one-(wo)man practice.
2018-19 was a formative period in my development as a ceramicist when she trained as a potter within a ceramic collective in Kyoto, Japan.
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All pieces are made in stoneware, and each piece is individually thrown on a potter’s wheel.
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