Slipware Oval Dish

Slipware Oval DishAs a child in Shikokuthe smallest of Japans four main islandsAono Pottery founder Hiroko Aono Billson often accompanied her mother on ceramic buying trips, a memory that continues to shape her practice. Today, she hand builds vessels like this dish from her favored red earthenware clay. A painted slip forms the base for delicate sgraffito patterns, which are etched with precision and sealed beneath a warm honey glaze.

The tall Wavy tulipiere highlights her interest in colour

these kitchen scissors are crafted from specialised steel

Giobagnara’s Polo tray is handcrafted by talented artisans using pistachio

which they plait then weave in specialised patterns

Laboratorio Paravicini’s screen-printed plates are a nod to the ornate decorative styles that adorned 18th-century wallpaper and ceramics

The Kedma Nakiri knife is the perfect tool for vegetable and herb chopping thanks to its rectangular

In one corner of this Loretta Caponi washcloth is a clean-cut row of blue stripes and red dots

Add it to your at-home bar and let it inspire your next cocktail party

This olive oil bottle

Handmade in Mongolia from 100% cashmere

Originating from the 19th century

so the same colour cannot be made twice