New from Brooklyn-based shop The Primary Essentials: glassware in amber, olive green, and mauve from Japanese maker Studio Fresco. Based in Osaka, Japan, longtime glass artist Takeshi Tsujino founded the brand in 2005 to make homewares that blend his contemporary stylings with the natural imperfections inherent in mouth-blown glass. The artist and his studio team make each plate, bowl, and vase by hand, and a summery selection is currently on offer at the Primary Essentials (in two NYC locations and online).
Photography by Jenna Saraco, courtesy of the Primary Essentials.
Above: In addition to Fresco glassware, the Primary Essentials spring table includes Graphite Napkins ($16 each) and a nickel Salt & Pepper Set by John Pawson ($125). Above: Fresco’s Large Kasumi Plate in pink-inflected purple can be used either as a plate or a shallow bowl; it measures 11.75 inches around and is 1.5 inches deep; $140 each. Since each piece is mouth-blown glass, imperfections are expected and no two are exactly alike.
Above: A smaller version at just 7.5 inches around, the Small Kasumi Plate in purple is $50. Above: Large enough to use as a serving piece, this Large Kasumi Bowl is a blend of brown and green glass and measure 11.5 inches in diameter; $165. Above: The Small Kasumi Plate in amber yellow; $50. Above: The Fresco Amedeo Wine Glass is clear with a subtle blue rim on the bottom; $100. Above: The Lipin Bowl has a thin blue band around the center. It’s four inches wide and less than an inch tall; $30. For more favorite products in glass, see:
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