About

Michiko Shimada is a Brooklyn based ceramicist. Originally from Japan, she attended Parsons School of Design where her interest grew toward the beauty of handcrafted ceramics. She worked as a tableware designer for a ceramic manufacturer in NY for several years until she changed her focus on her own line of handmade ceramics. Since 2009, she has been working in her Greenpoint studio. Her work conveys minimalism, timelessness, and beauty of the materials.

What we value

In the world where so many things are mass produced and disposable, we feel the importance of introducing products that are made by hand in small batches. Valuing craftsmanship, every process from model making to finished pieces is carefully carried out by hand in our studio. We are passionate about creating products that connect with our customers on a deeper level. Products that possess 'something special'. They are created with the hope that they stay with and are valued timelessly by our customers.