Akiko Hirai 'Large Beige Morandi Bottle 68'

Dimensions: ø 11.5 cm x H 21 cm

Materials: Porcelain, stoneware blend 

Method: Hand thrown and carved

Care instructions: Dust lightly 

Description:

Hirai showcases her mastered skills in ceramics that she has acquired during many years of practise in these tall and elegant still life bottles. These new pieces demonstrate her instinctual style of making through the intricate details of the vessel’s surface. The new series of exciting and intriguing work blend Morandi forms and modern minimalistic soft shapes. Versatile and perfect for daily use, these stylish bottles are a true embodiment of Hirai’s perfected signature style.

About the Artist

Akiko Hirai blends traditional Japanese and contemporary studio pottery methods. Her motivation to study ceramics came soon after moving to London in 1999, where she was introduced to Korean moon jars in the British Museum. By being trained at the University of Westminster and Central St. Martins, as well as working as a lecturer and ceramics technician at Kensington and Chelsea College of Arts, London, Hirai is highly acclaimed and sought after by collectors worldwide.

Using a combination of traditional and contemporary pottery techniques makes Hirai a versatile artist who produces a vast range of functional objects and artworks. In her process of craftmaking, she relies on instinctual impulses and often shuns away from her rhythm being static or repetitive.