ABOUT THE MAKER
Momentum Factory Orii | 折井着色所 | Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture
Rooted in the 400-year tradition of Takaoka copperware, Momentum Factory Orii continues the rare craft of colouring metal by drawing colour from copper itself through heat, chemistry, and time. You may be familiar from a giant copper Buddha statue) to oxidise the surface of copper and brass into beautiful vibrant colours.
Since their establishment in 1950, their company has maintained a tradition of crafting works using traditional Takaoka copperware techniques in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. Their pieces, which seamlessly blend nostalgic with modernity, evoking the timeless beauty of Japanese 'wabi-sabi' aesthetic.
Led by current generation Koji Orii, the workshop works with ultra-thin copper sheets, pushing a technique once reserved for cast objects into a contemporary context. Each surface is developed through controlled oxidation, where no two finishes can be exactly repeated.
