Stories
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From Silver to the Bare Hand
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a covered bowl holds two histories in a single silhouette. Its porcelain was made in Arita, Japan, around 1700–1720. A few years later, between 1726 and 1732, French silver mounts attributed to the silversmith Paul Le Riche were added, with further additions later. The museum records both dates, both places and both materials together. The object crossed a border; it also took on a new form in another pair of hands.
White Reveals Colour: Four Seasons in One Cup
White need not cover an entire vessel to make colour visible. On the Snow tumbler, it settles only in irregular areas over a dark glaze, as if light had paused in a few places; the interior remains deep and quiet. When a drink appears within the circular opening, pale green, amber, copper and brown each find a clear boundary.
A world in motion
An object is not understood only when still. Light crosses glaze, a hand moves the cup from sink to table, and linen changes after use. A World in Motion follows these small movements.
Why objects matter
The film begins with a small question: why do some things stay in a home for years while others quickly leave our attention? The answer is rarely found at the moment of purchase. It appears through repetition afterwards.
Coffee as a space
Coffee is often described through flavour: origin, roast, acidity and aroma. In daily life it also makes a space. The sound of grinding, the wait for water and the warmth of a cup hold a morning that has not fully begun.
Two workshops, one shared standard
Before reaching a table, an OrienX piece passes through concrete decisions: clay stability, the clarity of a curve after drying and the temperature of a glaze after firing. What makes a workshop story compelling is not romance alone, but the care with which these questions are answered.
Mug Lune — room for a slower morning
A mug enters a life not when it impresses at first sight, but when the hand chooses it again the next morning. Mug Lune begins with that repeated gesture: holding coffee and making room for a few minutes before the day gathers speed.