{"title":"Tetsuya Otani","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ceramic-everyday-bowl","title":"Ceramic Everyday Bowl","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade by Tetsuya Otani, JP, c. 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA shallow porcelain bowl in soft white, thrown by hand and finished to a matte, unadorned surface. Wide enough for pasta, salad, or a grain bowl, and shallow enough to double as a breakfast plate. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe form is refined to its essential shape.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTetsuya Otani's porcelain is made for the present. Each vessel arrives with a soft white surface and a form refined to its bare skeleton. 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He calls it denationalization: refining away the signifiers and declarations that mark a vessel's origin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold Individually.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tetsuya Otani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54055780483267,"sku":"TO02","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/2567\/2387\/files\/20260723_JADE.GRAIN_0075_d4457256-826f-48c2-a4a4-7e30587be24f.jpg?v=1785356540"},{"product_id":"ceramic-mug","title":"Ceramic Mug","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade by Tetsuya Otani, JP, c. 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA porcelain mug in soft white, thrown by hand and finished to a matte, unadorned surface. 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He calls it denationalization: refining away the signifiers and declarations that mark a vessel's origin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold Individually.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tetsuya Otani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54055825539267,"sku":"TO04","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/2567\/2387\/files\/20260723_JADE.GRAIN_0100.jpg?v=1785355914"},{"product_id":"ceramic-pour-over-dripper-jug","title":"Ceramic Pour-Over Dripper \u0026 Jug","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade by Tetsuya Otani, JP, c. 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA porcelain pour-over dripper and matching jug in soft white, thrown by hand and finished to a matte, unadorned surface. The dripper's conical body seats a paper filter for one to two cups; the jug catches the extraction and pours cleanly to the cup. Together, the two pieces make a considered morning ritual of a daily act.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTetsuya Otani's porcelain is made for the present. Each vessel arrives with a soft white surface and a form refined to its bare skeleton. Time enters through use — the meal served, the coffee poured, the flowers arranged, the daily handling — rather than the maker's direction. Trained as an industrial designer before turning to clay, Otani approaches ceramics through the act of subtraction. 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