Risa Nishimori is back with a new collection of a limited number of her famous Nerikomi cups. You'll notice a few new patterns, but they're all still made with the same unique take on Nerikomi and finished with a crackly clear glaze.
Risa's Nerikomi technique is a process where the clay is broken up and colored before being layered back together. Once layered, slabs are formed into pieces. The results are vibrant and intricate.
]]>Gabrielle, a ceramicist based in Philadelphia, has been exploring sculpture and shape since studying glassblowing and metalworking in school.
Gabrielle blended her experience in sculpture with functional forms to create this line, intended to inspire interaction with beauty, reflection, and mindfulness.
Wynne Noble doesn't just walk around her studio - she flies. There is a fire in her spirit, and the passion she has for her art overflows with a palpable energy. In my first 5 minutes, she's met with clients, welcomed me to her studio, and provided instruction to her staff. It's clear she's good at this, and loves doing it too.
Meeting Wynne, you wouldn't guess she's been making dinnerware for Michelin Star-laden restaurants like Momofuku Ko, Gramercy Tavern, and Contra. She is warm, approachable, and has never forgotten the principles that drive her incredible work. She still makes all of her pieces by hand and believes in the energy of handmade work.
Jonathan Van Patten is a ceramicist whose pieces reflect an embrace of ambiguity, exploration, and discovery of a true self. Hard lines maze their way around the curves of thrown forms, where start and end cease to exist.
Perhaps hard to believe, Jonathan's technique of tape masking starts with just a roll of tape, a ruler, and a razor. Using simple instruments, he creates finishes with varying texture, contoured to the form of the pieces he throws.
Our most popular artist, Risa Nishimori is back with another collection of unique pieces. Risa's cups and plates are made using her own take on a process called Nerikomi, where she colors the porcelain before it's even formed.
Because the pieces are made using the Nerikomi technique, the patterns are inherited by the clay-body itself, creating a depth of detail that is seemingly natural to the piece. The pieces are finished in a clear glaze to highlight the patterns throughout.
Troy Yoshimoto is an industrial designer and ceramicist in New York City. Troy combines his passion and experience in both design and ceramics to create pieces with the intent of improving everyday moments, practically.
Many of the techniques Troy uses in his work leans on his background in design, but the medium of ceramics provides unique challenges. His signature Double Wall process is a difficult, but ingenious way to make a morning coffee even better.
You can still send a thoughtfully hand-made gift this year! To guarantee delivery by Christmas:
As always, you can send Gift Cards immediately for those last-minute gifts. If you have any questions or have a special request, please email me directly at marcus@supplyunica.com.
Thank you for choosing to support artists and their work. Happy Holidays!
Eden is adding new pieces to her collection, and for those who are fans of her Loopy Speckle Planter and Frosted Black Vessel will find similar finishes in completely unique shapes and sizes. Take a look through the collection and enjoy her hand-made work.
Eden Weingart is an illustrator, motion designer, and ceramicist living in New York City. She started Snack Break after finding the practice of ceramics provided a more spontaneous form of creativity than what she found in her design work.
Eden's pieces have a distinct focus on shape. She uses forms and silhouettes to create personality and fun in her work. Each piece is unique and finished simply to ensure the shape and clay body can really shine through.
We're in the month of December, and of course, that means it's time for the annual gift-giving extravaganza of the holidays.
We're all familiar with it - it typically starts with composing a long lists of loved ones and ends with a surprising amount of gift wrap, filled with a million decisions in between. It's possible to get overwhelmed, and sometimes amidst the rush, we need to choose what's convenient and easy.
But when possible, we have to remember our purchasing can be some of our most powerful decisions and actions as consumers. This month can be an opportunity to thoughtfully support the people, places, and values you care for.
Today's collection is from Abby of Rise Ceramics, an artist whose inspiration comes from her experiences with nature. As the current political and environmental climates continue to heat up, her pieces are a great reminder about what is important now and for the future.
Sharing gifts for the holidays can be incredibly rewarding, gathering with loved ones to express appreciation for one another. This holiday season, let's also make the most of the opportunity to impact the rest of the year.
Abby Ronner is the artist behind the ascending studio Rise Ceramics in Brooklyn, NY. After growing up practicing ceramics in Tennessee and deepening her connection to nature over the years, Abby brought those two loves together in her work.
Whether it was the sunsets in Costa Rica or the snow-capped red rock mountains in the Western United States, Abby's experiences make their way into ceramic expressions that inspire us to slow down and appreciate the world around us.
Have you thought about how many things have sold over the last few days? Cyber Monday alone is supposed to have seen around $6.6 BILLION in sales, with Amazon responsible for over $3 billion of that by itself. And as we e-speak, millions and millions of things are zooming their way around the country right now, all set to join the other things we have in our homes.
You can't help but marvel at how far humanity has come - especially since the days when people used to turn to their local craftsmen for everyday needs - but while we get to enjoy unseen levels of accessibility and convenience every year, sometimes it's nice to be able to appreciate something that was actually made by someone.
Today's collection is made by Risa Nishimori, a popular ceramicist who is appreciated for her unique take on a building process called Nerikomi. Even as her practice grows, Risa is still creating all of her pieces by hand, filling them with purpose and personality. Her pieces might not be as easily accessible as something on Amazon, but you'll know she made it with your enjoyment in mind.
Finding that combination of purpose and personality in the things we're surrounded by can be difficult, but once you find it, there's a special connection that's truly one of a kind.
Risa is back and launching a new collection of styles, once again made through her trademark Nerikomi technique. The vibrant designs aren't made by glaze, but rather by coloring porcelain and carefully layering it to create an intricately patterned slab.
Creating her own version of Nerikomi took years of trial and error, but what's resulted is undeniably Risa's own individual expression. She's still pushing herself now, working through trial and error, to continually innovate and learn.
Wood SeriesRisa's Wood Series makes another appearance in this collection, except this time as a cup. |
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Color BlocksPerhaps my favorite piece from Risa yet, the Color Blocks cup has chunky blocks of color, broken up by thin lines and bordering patterns. |
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Risa Nerikomi PinsDesigned in a uncharacteristically-static collaboration with Eden Weingart, every order with Risa's pieces will include a Nerikomi enamel pin and a set of stickers. |
Isn't Thanksgiving the best? There's something special about people coming together, spending time to make a meal, and finally enjoying the delicious results. It's a day full of thoughtfulness, appreciation, and gravy - what's there not to like?
It provides a stark contrast to Black Friday, where discounts and endless waves of mass-produced things can create a claustrophobic sense of panic.
Sure, it's a biased depiction, but I think I prefer the Thanksgiving part of this week.
That difference is also what draws me to ceramics. Our ceramics can be a small escape from the fast-paced and hectic environment we're too often surrounded by. It takes time, thoughtfulness, and an artist's touch to create a piece - and we get to enjoy the results. Today, you'll find the new collection from Oatmeal, all hand-made by Elise in her Pittsburgh studio.
This Thanksgiving, let's take it slow and remember how fortunate we already are. Enjoy your holiday and have a safe, delicious week with your loved ones.
Elise Birnbaum is the artist behind Oatmeal, a studio based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her signature piece is the Union Knot necklace, a ceramic knot formed from unique clay bodies and strung with a leather cord.
Elise embraces her place amongst a larger movement of makers: people who create things they love. These makers create truly unique work, and Elise contributes her evolving perspective into the weird web of ideas they share.
Shopping online for ceramics can suck. Shops are littered with disclaimers like "patterns and shapes may vary from what is pictured" - and while those variances are what make ceramics so fun, it's never fun receiving a piece that is different from what you imagined.
This week, we get to share an artist who really exemplifies why Supply Unica got started in the first place: Nicole Yeo. Every piece in the collection is uniquely different, and there's only one of each in the world. That perfectly individual piece you see is what you get. After all, you're shopping, not guessing.
Every piece available on Supply Unica is always one of a kind and photographed individually, but Nicole's work takes it to a new level. No two pieces share much similarity, so make sure to take a close look at the intricacies. You'll be surprised at the depth of thoughtfulness throughout the collection.
Like Nicole says, every hand-made piece is conveying something - and it's in the details that you find that message. That's why we photograph and sell each and every piece that comes our way. If we weren't, what fun would we be having?
Nicole's collection is incredible. No two pieces are alike, and each one has its own character and tantalizing details. Whether it's the form or the finish, there's a story with each. Take a look and you may get joyfully lost in the weeds.
Most of this collection revolves around thinly thrown porcelain or speckled clay, finished either naturally or with a restrained glaze. Though individually different, the entire collection shares a cohesion of unified sentiment.
Miriam Brügmann is an artist from Argentina, and we can't stop raving about her. She hand-paints each of her pieces with Creatures of Power, characters from her creative universe.
I like to believe her work is imbued with magic as she transforms simple clay to symbols of strength. Any piece can brighten up a home, and even a passing glance will tease out a little smile.
We're lucky to present the work of Risa Nishimori. You've likely seen her work taking over NYC - and for good reason. Her cups are perfectly irregular, especially enjoyed on brisk mornings watching leaves beginning to fall.
We love the intricate patterns in her work, which she doesn't make with glaze, but through a unique process called Nerikomi. She finishes her pieces in a crackled clear glaze that is visually addictive.