#59 Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes FF-5-2024-edit Ideal for sorbet to salsa

Ideal for sorbet to salsa to olives to applesauce and everything in-between (and there are a lot)

Hand-stitched and stamped with the Smithey logo on a high-grade suede

From Sarah and Evan Rich of San Francisco's Michelin-starred Rich Table

or to hold towels or toys

#59 Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes FF-5-2024-edit Ideal for sorbet to salsaAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different