Pâte de Verre Glass Pitcher Vessel - Pale White

Handcrafted by Mayuko Ogawa, JP, c. 2025.

This pâte de verre piece folds between function and form—its gently curved body and arching handle lend themselves to use as a sculptural vase or as a tea ceremony pitcher. The pale glass, like diffused fog, carries a lunar translucence that softens its silhouette.

A glass artist based in Japan, Mayuko Ogawa works exclusively in pâte de verre, a centuries-old technique involving powdered glass and kiln casting. Her practice distills silhouettes into elegant archetypes, often featuring delicate transitions between opalescence and opacity. Each piece reflects a sensitivity to light, memory, and slow transformation.

Sold individually.

• Dishwasher safe but handwash recommended

“I make to give shape to quiet landscapes.”

Ogawa’s glassworks move between clarity and color, sculpted through pâte de verre. Born in Ibaraki and based in Ibaraki, she reimagines glass not merely as a surface, but as space: layers of translucence, texture, and light composing forms that feel both intimate and expansive. Her vessels carry a quiet presence, inviting attention over spectacle.

Trained at the Toyama Institute of Glass Art and with a background in comparative culture at Tsukuba University, Ogawa’s sensitivity to form stems from both language and observation. Her inspiration often arises from unassuming scenes—shifting reflections, fleeting colors, fragments of memory—translated through process and material into vessels that pause time. For Ogawa, glass is not an object to be admired, but a companion to the passing moment—fragile, reflective, and quietly grounding.