Size: φ70 × H75 mm
*Sizes listed refer only to the container (the flowerpot portion).
To allow the vessel to be used with plants while retaining its chips and distortions, we drilled a drainage hole in the bottom and repurposed it as a plant pot. We’ve crafted it so that the plants planted by Araheam and the vessel blend together as a single landscape.
・Drainage hole included
・One-of-a-kind piece
・Individual variations exist (including chips and cracks)
■ Plants
Aloe nobilis
“Fuyajo”
This aloe is notable for its radiating leaves and the spines lining their edges. When exposed to sunlight, the tips of the leaves may take on a subtle tint. It is relatively hardy and easy to care for, and since it is drought-tolerant, it’s a great choice for beginners. You can enjoy watching it gradually spread out while its appearance changes depending on its environment.
■ Care Instructions
・Location
Prefers a sunny, well-ventilated spot.
Keep it in a bright location, whether outdoors or indoors.
・Watering
During warm weather, water thoroughly only after the soil has dried out completely. In winter, water about once a month. (Keep the soil on the dry side.)
・Temperature
Although relatively hardy, avoid frost and extreme cold; keep it in a location where the temperature remains above 5°C during winter.
・Precautions
The spines along the edges of the leaves are sharp, so please handle with care.
■ About the Cups Used
This product uses non-standard cups—those that developed warping, unevenness, or small marks during firing—to “give them a new lease on life.”
We have given a new purpose to vessels that would otherwise have reached the end of their useful life.
You may notice warped shapes, marks from the firing process, small surface irregularities or spots, and uneven glaze.
We have selected only those that fully fulfill their function as planters.
About ONE KILN Reproduction
In ceramics, you never know what will happen until you remove the pieces from the kiln.
Drying, glazing, and the shrinkage of the clay—numerous factors interplay, often producing results that differ from what was intended.
Among these, there are pieces that were never used.
A slight warp. An uneven glaze. Or perhaps a crack.
Items that would normally never have seen the light of day remain in the studio.
I simply couldn’t bring myself to throw them away.
Toward the end of 2023, while preparing for the ash Design & Craft Fair, a new direction began to take shape.
To re-select the items that had never been used.
“Reproduction” isn’t about restoring the pieces to their original state.
Rather than aiming for perfection, it’s an attempt to bring them back into daily life in a different form.
Kintsugi. Scented candles. Grinding shards in a pot mill. Or drilling holes to plant greenery.
Even if they’re unfinished, we continue to use them and keep exploring our relationship with them.
As they’re used, their meaning gradually shifts.