Mukumono focuses on the pure materials in nature by using traditional techniques and experimental processes. Through these processes Mukumono want the user to understand and appreciate the craft and the materials of daily objects. Mukumono is a combination of two Japanese words, “Muku”(無垢) and “Mono”(物or者). “Muku” is a Buddhist term for clear and pure state of mind. The word “Mono” is a suffix, which means person or object.
The hexagonal forms in the logo refer to the purest form of a singular clay particle. The three forms together present a method used in glaze testing called triaxial blending, when three glaze materials are blended together to figure out the optimal ratio. This idea of blending is the main concept behind Mukumono, where we bring culture, materials and, experimental processes together to find the optimal balance for each outcome.
Designer and Maker
Ion Fukazawa is a Sydney based designer who grew up in both Sydney and Tokyo. He graduated from the College of Fine Arts (UNSW Arts and Design) with a Bachelor of Design in ceramics in 2014. During his studies he was awarded a scholarship-funded position in an international collaborative student design studio. This project took him to the rainforests of Borneo to study the traditional crafts of the Iban people, expanding his interest in traditional ceramics production techniques. Ion also studied conceptual and experimental design at the Utrecht School of Arts in the Netherlands. After graduating he was awarded an Australia Council ArtStart Grant, and returned to Japan to undertake a traditional ceramics residency in Seto, one of the oldest ceramic capitals of Japan, under Kato Hiroshige. The outcomes of this research inform MUKUMONO, launched in 2015.
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