Each one of Akio Nukaga’s signature pleated designs are thrown and carved by hand at his countryside studio in Kasama

Set of six

my intention was to arrange cacti in the bowl in the same manner as a chef would present food on a plate—not aiming to be symmetrical or centered

Keep them kitchen-side for chores or mopping up unwanted spills

porous variation across the surface

Iron Egg Spoon art Each one of Akio Nukaga’sThis is a special edition, hand forged, iron spoon perfectly calibrated for frying an egg in the fireplace or over a gas flame. In 2004, when Chez Panisse founder Alice Waters read William Rubels The Magic of Fire: Hearth Cooking, she commissioned blacksmith Angelo Garro to make a spoon for cooking an egg in coals. The iconic spoon quickly became one of the items most identified with Alices kitchen and cuisine. This version is modeled after that