o’sullac teapot by daniel jo
a participant of the tokyo designboom mart 2010, korean artist daniel jo has created a green tea set for korean tea house o’sullac . the set consists of a teapot, available in two different shapes, and small cups. his ceramic works are all handmade.
ceramic teapot and cups
ceramic cups
the cups (without handle) come in various shapes, sizes and textures
two different shapes of the teapot
the sculptural quality of this teapot resists many different points of view
the sculptural quality of this teapot resists many different points of view
top view
the sculptural quality of this teapot resists many different points of view 
the sculptural quality of this teapot resists many different points of view 
daniel jo’s studio is in seoul. here are a few images of the making process.
models of spouts and handles
modeling the teapot’s components
from sketch to model
sculpting in gesso
the tokyo designboom mart was part of tokyo designers week 2010. daniel jo has previously participated in several designboom events, starting with handled with care in london 2007, the ICFF designboom mart in new york 2008, designboom mart seoul 2008, and designboom mart sydney 2008.
