UNIQUE JAPANESE-STYLE CERAMICS

New Zealand-based Mystery Creek Ceramics offers a large range of beautiful patterned tableware pieces created through the process of nerikomi, the Japanese art of folding coloured clay. Translated as ‘kneading’, nerikomi is an incredibly time-consuming way of making ceramics whereby layers of differently coloured clay are stacked and pressed together. Slicing through the cross-section reveals a single patterned piece of clay that can then be made into an object. One piece can take one month to construct and two weeks to fire, making each piece a unique treasure – a little piece of art to have your morning cup of coffee in. mysterycreekceramics.co.nz