I’ve just got the samples of my originally
designed tea cup. It took a long time
before they got here, after a lot of revisions in the drawings and remaking of
the plaster samples. The biggest challenge
was the cost, because everything that I want to do has an additional charge. I didn’t just want to make reasonable and
ordinary tea cups. I wanted to make them
simple but have well-thought and elaborate details. They may not be inexpensive, but I wanted to
make them affordable. Let me introduce a
few details of my persistence.
The most favorite of my work is the
texture. I wanted to make stylish white tea cups, but I think that white porcelain
cups are sometimes too shiny to accompany a pottery teapot. So, I got the outside of the cup bisque-finished
and sanded. (FYI: Bisque-finish refers
to a non-glazed finish) The texture is
matte but smooth. The contrast to the
shiny glazed inside is beautiful. It can
go very well with pottery teapot by reason of the matte outside. This procedure costs a lot and which is one
of the reasons why pricing higher. But I
think it is worth it.
Another work that I adhered was the logo
mark at the bottom. I actually wanted to
print the logo but printing is expensive.
So, I decided to have it engraved, which is more reasonable than
printing. Nonetheless, the engraved mark
turned out pretty great. It is way nicer
than I expected.
Overall, I was very much satisfied with the
samples especially with the details. I will
probably be able to manage the affordable pricing. I may need a few months before releasing the
products. I can’t wait! ^^
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This looks beautiful!Agree about the shine of the porcelain.Matte finnish goes better in harmony with the pottery teapot for both to act as one whole.You know my glazed Hagi cup and matte Yutaka teapot on the other hand enhance each other through diferrences,white sand particles in a cup and spots on a teapot surface being the only connecting elements between the two.
ReplyDeleteYou're doing a great job.
And,yes,the logo looks amazing!
Regards to Japan.
Right, the Hagi cup and Yakishime teapot goes well. I think that a texture is a pretty important element for sea setting coordination.
ReplyDeleteAre these going to be only sencha cups or any ippukuwan also?
ReplyDeleteWhat about the capacity of the cups?
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI don’t have ippukuwan in this series, sorry.
I’m making three cups,
gyokuro cup 15ml (33ml),
small sencha cup 30ml (70ml), and
sencha cup 70ml (140ml).
The abovementioned capacity is practical capacity. The numbers in parentheses are the maximum capacity.
Thank you,Kohei,l'm now very eager to see the final result.:)
ReplyDeleteBest regards to Japan.
lovely details; i like the engraved mark, it is more textural. the matte outside also helps when holding the cup. i look forward to seeing them as well!
ReplyDeleteThank you, anastashia-sanヽ(^。^)ノ
ReplyDeletehello kohei :) I love your design details so far - they show much thought and attention. I like white cups and tableware but find most of them harshly reflective, so I really appreciate that you thought of a matte external surface. I have only one such (western) teacup and I love it to bits. The engraved logo is beautiful too. I cannot wait to see the finished product!
ReplyDeleteThanks, denise-san! I love the matte finish^^ I hope you will like it, too. I’ll start shooting photos for my webpage in a few weeks.
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