Tsuchi Ring Vase

The Tsuchi Ring Vase is a horizontal stoneware loop, set on its side. A single small opening sits at the top of the ring, holding water and a stem laid through the circle. The geometry is the work; the function follows.

A modernist piece in a wabi-sabi finish. Suits a single curving stem laid through the ring, or sits as a quiet sculptural object alone on a low table or windowsill. Reads strongest against a flat surface with negative space around it.

Tsuchi is a family of hand-finished stoneware objects, each formed differently and all finished in the same matte beige glaze. Each piece carries small irregularities in the finish; no two are quite identical.

Tsuchi means earth, or clay, in Japanese. The shortest possible answer to the question of what these objects are.

Details

• Material: stoneware with matte beige glaze
• Hand-finished, each piece subtly different
• Suits: a single curving stem, or empty as a sculptural form
• Care: wipe clean with a soft, damp cloth; not dishwasher safe
• W16.8cm x H7cm, perfectly sized for versatility