Leather canister ver.6Yoko Ichikawa is a lacquer leather artist, who creates beautiful objects using traditional techniques that she has modernised in an original way. Yoko shapes treated leather, then stitches the leather up with hemp thread and finally paints the lacquer to preserve and harden the surface. Yoko does not paint every part of the work with lacquer. A lacquer leather container preserves its contents well. From as early as 550AD people kept treasure in

dyed with organic indigo grown locally by Gina Russel of growing textile in Christchuch in NZ

Flax weaving by Kiriana O’Connell (Ngāti Tūkorehe

162mm × 224mm

Handmade in Auckland

sandalwood

Conversations of Objects

The top surface is gilded and finished with lacquer and wax

*This vessel won't come with the ceramic egg

wooly mammoth ivory

Slouch bowl / W220 x H75mm

Size:(Framed) H1030×W770×D50mm

mild steal suspendant