2014 | poplar wood, Japanese lacquer urushi | urushi, grinding, polishing | 2×20×15cm
Tray for serving sushi, covered with urushi – traditional Japanese lacquer. This piece was created during an urushi workshop led by Anna Cumlivska at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Through this experience I had the chance to learn the basics of this unique, slow and meditative technique, and to design a piece of my own.
The deep, highly polished surface of urushi reminded me strongly of glass – when placed side by side, the two materials appear almost indistinguishable. For this reason I kept the design of the tray very simple, allowing its pure form to emphasize the refined, mirror-like finish, beautiful even without any additional decoration.
