Kei Mitsumochi ミツ持啓
Kei Mitsumochi works from his studio in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, where he creates ceramic pieces full of texture, pattern and gentle joy. Having graduated from Waseda University's Faculty of Education in 1995, then trained under the potter Masayuki Shiiba in 1998, he established his own studio in 2001.
Mitsumochi's ceramics are characterized by lively glazes - playful spots, soft earthy tones, and hand-marked surfaces.On bowls, cups and plates alike he brings together the craft of clay with an energetic visual rhythm: small floral motifs, subtle layering, and a sense of movement in the glaze.
When you hold one of his pieces, you feel the hands that shaped it and the energetic calm of the maker's studio. A cup becomes not just a vessel, but a moment of brightness in an ordinary day.
In the context of the "Coffee Is Ready!" exhibition, his works bring that lively yet grounded energy: cups that celebrate morning coffee as a cheerful ritual, plates that welcome shared snacks or quiet reflections, all grounded in the material of clay and the gesture of the hand.
Kei Mitsumochi works from his studio in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, where he creates ceramic pieces full of texture, pattern and gentle joy. Having graduated from Waseda University's Faculty of Education in 1995, then trained under the potter Masayuki Shiiba in 1998, he established his own studio in 2001.
Mitsumochi's ceramics are characterized by lively glazes - playful spots, soft earthy tones, and hand-marked surfaces.On bowls, cups and plates alike he brings together the craft of clay with an energetic visual rhythm: small floral motifs, subtle layering, and a sense of movement in the glaze.
When you hold one of his pieces, you feel the hands that shaped it and the energetic calm of the maker's studio. A cup becomes not just a vessel, but a moment of brightness in an ordinary day.
In the context of the "Coffee Is Ready!" exhibition, his works bring that lively yet grounded energy: cups that celebrate morning coffee as a cheerful ritual, plates that welcome shared snacks or quiet reflections, all grounded in the material of clay and the gesture of the hand.
