Terumasa Ikeda

Where once humans worshiped the divine, the virtual world now reigns supreme. Terumasa Ikeda’s raden inlaid tea caddy is the convergence of traditional technique and contemporary sensibility. Cut mother-of-pearl in the likeness of numerical patterns adorns the exterior of the pitch-black urushi lacquer, glimmering like a digital screen. Ikeda’s futuristic expression is a search for handmade beauty in an increasingly industrialized world.

Lacquer (Urushi, Wood, Abalone Shell)