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MOMENTUM FACTORY ORII

Ice Bucket

Ice Bucket

Regular price $385.00 AUD
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The 'tone' series of copper tools seamlessly integrate into everyday life, gaining texture with each use, akin to the aging process of denim. The copper ice pail boasts excellent thermal conductivity. It is also suitable for use as a flower vase or plant pot cover.

 

Details
Size: D 20.5cm x H 17cm
Weight: 720g
Material: Copper

Artisan
Momentum Factory Orii is a metal colouring expert, using the traditional technique of Takaoka copperware (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.

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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.