Where once humans worshiped the divine, the virtual world now reigns supreme. Terumasa Ikeda's raden inlaid tea caddy is the convergence of traditional technique and contemporary sensibility. Cut mother-of-pearl in the likeness of numerical patterns adorns the exterior of the pitch-black urushi lacquer, glimmering like a digital screen. Ikeda's futuristic expression is a search for handmade beauty in an increasingly industrialized world.

Lacquer (Urushi, Wood, Abalone Shell)