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Faceted Copper Vessel with Lid / Dia11.cm x h6.5cm

A cylindrical copper container has been hammered into a 12-sided shape. The lid is crafted from 3mm copper, with a brass knob wrapped in woven rattan. The inside is coated with tin, so it is food safe and can be used as a small pot directly on the stove (gas only). Though it is not airtight, it’s suitable for storing coffee beans, tea, or Japanese tea. You can also use it to hold sweets, valuables, or other items.

Taiki Sugishima
Taiki Sugishima is skilled in using the natural properties of metal to produce vessels with both beautiful, distinctive forms and expressive textures and surfaces. Sugishima who is skilled at both tankin (hammering) and forging techniques often shapes his vessels using the technique shibori, a process that allows the shaping of hollow forms from a flat sheet of metal by repeated hammering.

Sugishima completed the doctoral program in Sculpture at Hiroshima City University Graduate School of Arts in 2001. He later studied the traditional Japanese metalware craft of tankin as well as forging, with two craftsmen skilled in the respective techniques. Currently he produces a variety of work in different materials from cooking pots and utensils to objects, sculptural pieces, and custom work for architectural projects.