lacquerware lid collection by nendo for urushi kobo oshima

lacquerware lid collection by nendo for urushi kobo oshima
all images courtesy of akihiro yoshida

the ‘lid collection’ by nendo is a series of bud vases and small containers whose forms have been derived from enlarging the lid of a traditional japanese lacquerware soup bowl. nendo played with the object’s familiar scale, changing the relationship between its parts by putting emphasis on the moment in which someone removes the lid from the bowl; progressively narrowed down, and elongated. the simple vessels have been produced by urushi kobo oshima, a respected lacquer workshop founded in 1909, using yamanaka lacquer techniques, and are available exclusively at seibu department stores in japan. 

‘lid collection’ vases

variations in size

the vessels draw their form from the traditional japanese lacquerware soup bowl

the designs emphasize the moment in which one removes the lid from the traditional tableware

the ‘lid collection comes in white, black and natural lacquer finishes

the ‘lid collection’ by nendo for urushi kobo oshima

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