LOEWE unveiled "LOEWE Teapots," a collection of teapots specially designed by 25 artists, designers, and architects, at the 2025 Salone del Mobile in Milan. The collection will be exhibited at Palazzo Citterio in Milan from April 8 to 13, 2025.
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Each artist approached the teapot in their own unique way, and collectively, the resulting pieces reexamine the sculptural form of the teapot while drawing on the rich and diverse traditions of tea-brewing and its cultures around the world. While many of the participating artists choose traditional teapot materials like porcelain and earthenware, each artist approaches and works with them differently, incorporating a variety of glazes, finishes, and new textures.
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Many of the works focus on teapot-specific features like the handle or spout, and by altering the balance between long and short, and inverting scale and proportions, they create teapots that are familiar yet defy conventional notions. From Japan, the exhibition features the largest number of collaborations from any country, including Takayuki Sakiyama, Suna Fujita, Akishi Niisato, Naoto Fukasawa, Shozo Michikawa, and Masaomi Yasunaga.
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Inspired by Britain's Royal Albert porcelain tea sets, Rose Wylie's teapot features an exaggerated lid and scalloped detailing, while Jane Jan-Den's elongated pot is encased in ribbons of frayed clay.
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Jane Jan-Dane/Courtesy of LOEWE
Akishi Niizato's pot is covered in shallow holes that let light through, while Takayuki Sakiyama's pot has ridges running across its entire surface, giving the impression of a vortex rising from a single lump of clay.
Akishi Niizato/Courtesy of LOEWE
Takayuki Sakiyama/Courtesy of LOEWE
Simone Fatal and Shozo Michikawa's pots feature woven leather handles on top, while David Chipperfield's cobalt blue glazed pot has a copper handle.
Simone Fattal/Courtesy of LOEWE
Shozo Michikawa/Courtesy of LOEWE
David Chipperfield/Courtesy of LOEWE
While Michikawa's pots extend horizontally, Deng Shipin's pots are vertical, with handles and spouts positioned diagonally.
Deng Shipin/Courtesy of LOEWE
Both the Lu Bean and Madoda Fani teapots are unglazed and feature a deep red color and a porous clay texture that allows the tea's flavor to soak in.
Lou Bean/Courtesy of LOEWE
Madoda Furni/Courtesy of LOEWE
LOEWE's exhibition at Salone del Mobile 2025 showcases the brand's ongoing commitment to craft and its collaborations with artists that go beyond the immediate results. Previous exhibitions at the Salone del Mobile have seen LOEWE present experimental collaborations on stick chairs, textiles and baskets, as well as a series of lamps specially designed by artists.
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List of participating artists (titles omitted):
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 8th - Sunday, April 13th, 2025
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM (Open from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the first day, closes at 6:00 PM on the last day)
Location: Palazzo Citterio
Courtesy of LOEWEEach artist approached the teapot in their own unique way, and collectively, the resulting pieces reexamine the sculptural form of the teapot while drawing on the rich and diverse traditions of tea-brewing and its cultures around the world. While many of the participating artists choose traditional teapot materials like porcelain and earthenware, each artist approaches and works with them differently, incorporating a variety of glazes, finishes, and new textures.
Courtesy of LOEWEMany of the works focus on teapot-specific features like the handle or spout, and by altering the balance between long and short, and inverting scale and proportions, they create teapots that are familiar yet defy conventional notions. From Japan, the exhibition features the largest number of collaborations from any country, including Takayuki Sakiyama, Suna Fujita, Akishi Niisato, Naoto Fukasawa, Shozo Michikawa, and Masaomi Yasunaga.
Courtesy of LOEWEInspired by Britain's Royal Albert porcelain tea sets, Rose Wylie's teapot features an exaggerated lid and scalloped detailing, while Jane Jan-Den's elongated pot is encased in ribbons of frayed clay.
Rose Wylie/Courtesy of LOEWEJane Jan-Dane/Courtesy of LOEWEAkishi Niizato's pot is covered in shallow holes that let light through, while Takayuki Sakiyama's pot has ridges running across its entire surface, giving the impression of a vortex rising from a single lump of clay.
Akishi Niizato/Courtesy of LOEWETakayuki Sakiyama/Courtesy of LOEWESimone Fatal and Shozo Michikawa's pots feature woven leather handles on top, while David Chipperfield's cobalt blue glazed pot has a copper handle.
Simone Fattal/Courtesy of LOEWEShozo Michikawa/Courtesy of LOEWEDavid Chipperfield/Courtesy of LOEWEWhile Michikawa's pots extend horizontally, Deng Shipin's pots are vertical, with handles and spouts positioned diagonally.
Deng Shipin/Courtesy of LOEWEBoth the Lu Bean and Madoda Fani teapots are unglazed and feature a deep red color and a porous clay texture that allows the tea's flavor to soak in.
Lou Bean/Courtesy of LOEWEMadoda Furni/Courtesy of LOEWELOEWE's exhibition at Salone del Mobile 2025 showcases the brand's ongoing commitment to craft and its collaborations with artists that go beyond the immediate results. Previous exhibitions at the Salone del Mobile have seen LOEWE present experimental collaborations on stick chairs, textiles and baskets, as well as a series of lamps specially designed by artists.
Courtesy of LOEWEList of participating artists (titles omitted):
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 8th - Sunday, April 13th, 2025
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM (Open from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the first day, closes at 6:00 PM on the last day)
Location: Palazzo Citterio
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