Design
ca. 2004 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Shin Azumi was born in Japan in 1968 and graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1994 with an MA in industrial design.
His activity covers product, furniture and space design. He works with a variety of clients on consumer products, furniture, lighting, electronics, audio equipment and space design for shops, restaurants and exhibitions.
This teapot is part of a set that was designed for the Yauatcha restaurant/cafe in London. Azumi was awarded the V&A Homes and Gardens Classic Design Award 2008 for it. It is made of fine-grained clay found in Tokoname, Japan. The clay does not need glazing and its surface remains very smooth, making it matt and silky to the touch. The set includes two cups that are made of the same clay, but glazed inside. The teapot is lined with a band of mesh (known as obi-ami in Japanese), which lets the tea leaves circulate in hot water and reach their full flavour, without clogging the spout. The tray and the saucers are made using another Japanese technique, called 'bunako', based on the traditional technique, incorporated in Japanese lacquerware, of coiling and gluing together thin strips of beechwood like a roll of ribbon to make a flat surface which is then shaped by hand.
His activity covers product, furniture and space design. He works with a variety of clients on consumer products, furniture, lighting, electronics, audio equipment and space design for shops, restaurants and exhibitions.
This teapot is part of a set that was designed for the Yauatcha restaurant/cafe in London. Azumi was awarded the V&A Homes and Gardens Classic Design Award 2008 for it. It is made of fine-grained clay found in Tokoname, Japan. The clay does not need glazing and its surface remains very smooth, making it matt and silky to the touch. The set includes two cups that are made of the same clay, but glazed inside. The teapot is lined with a band of mesh (known as obi-ami in Japanese), which lets the tea leaves circulate in hot water and reach their full flavour, without clogging the spout. The tray and the saucers are made using another Japanese technique, called 'bunako', based on the traditional technique, incorporated in Japanese lacquerware, of coiling and gluing together thin strips of beechwood like a roll of ribbon to make a flat surface which is then shaped by hand.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | CGI-render print |
| Brief description | One render print for the Yauatcha teapot by Shin Azumi, circa 2004 |
| Physical description | 1 render print for the Yauatcha teapot depicting four views of the item: top, 3/4 and lateral. |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Shin Azumi was born in Japan in 1968 and graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1994 with an MA in industrial design. His activity covers product, furniture and space design. He works with a variety of clients on consumer products, furniture, lighting, electronics, audio equipment and space design for shops, restaurants and exhibitions. This teapot is part of a set that was designed for the Yauatcha restaurant/cafe in London. Azumi was awarded the V&A Homes and Gardens Classic Design Award 2008 for it. It is made of fine-grained clay found in Tokoname, Japan. The clay does not need glazing and its surface remains very smooth, making it matt and silky to the touch. The set includes two cups that are made of the same clay, but glazed inside. The teapot is lined with a band of mesh (known as obi-ami in Japanese), which lets the tea leaves circulate in hot water and reach their full flavour, without clogging the spout. The tray and the saucers are made using another Japanese technique, called 'bunako', based on the traditional technique, incorporated in Japanese lacquerware, of coiling and gluing together thin strips of beechwood like a roll of ribbon to make a flat surface which is then shaped by hand. |
| Bibliographic reference | Julius Bryant, ed. Art and Design for All. The Victoria and Albert Museum London: V&A Publishing, 2011. ISBN: 9781851776665. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.759-2008 |
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| Record created | October 23, 2008 |
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