1616/ Arita

Arita is the famous and ancient ceramics town located on Kyushu Island in Southern Japan.
It was in this town, in the year 1616, that the Koreans first introduced the art of porcelain pottery to Japan.
“1616/ Arita” are two contemporary porcelain collections, which have been created by Japanese designer and art director  Teruhiro Yanagihara (TY) and Dutch designers Scholten & Baijings (S&B), using the specialist skills found in the pottery town of Arita.