1616 / arita japan

Aritayaki, a kind of Japanese pottery, finds its roots in the ancient ceramics town of Arita located on Kyushu Island in southern Japan. Inspired by the profound experience and skills of local Arita craftsmen, designer and creative director Teruhiro Yanagihara developed a completely new ceramics brand for Momota-Touen Corporation. 

With 1616 arita japan, Teruhiro Yanagihara designed the “Standard” series and Dutch designers Scholten & Baijings developed the “Colour Porcelain” series. In 2018, French designer Pierre Charpin fused the traditional shape born from the 400-year history of Arita porcelain, modern sense, and cutting-edge technology, "1616 / PC Outline," series was added as a collection. 47-piece porcelain, CMA "Clay", by Cecilie Manz was added in 2022.