Phaidon Arita/Table of Contents tabletop-glassware employing historical techniques mastered over

employing historical techniques mastered over many centuries and generations

Wash with cold water with a very mild detergent

rinse your dinnerware immediately after each meal

first making rough cuts into the crystal using a diamond wheel before making a series of laborious

beautiful projects by the world's best designers and artists

Phaidon Arita/Table of Contents tabletop-glassware employing historical techniques mastered overCelebrating the 400th anniversary of traditional Japanese ceramic culture as interpreted by todays leading designers The art of Japanese porcelain manufacturing began in Arita in 1616. Now, on its 400th anniversary, Arita Table of Contents charts the unique collaboration between 16 contemporary designers and 10 traditional Japanese potteries as they work to produce 16 highly original, innovative and contemporary ceramic collections rooted in the daily