Yoshinori Nagashima is a metal artist working from his studio in Akishima, on the western edge of Tokyo, where he forges plates, trays, and cutlery by hand. He trained in craft at Tama Art University before completing graduate studies at Tokyo University of the Arts. Working across aluminum, brass, and stainless steel, he moves each piece through a sequence of largely manual techniques: cutting, hammering, forging, welding, brazing, and polishing, with the exact combination shifting depending on the form and material.

Rather than polishing his pieces to a uniform shine, Nagashima leaves the marks of the process in the metal: the dents and scratches of hammering and forging, set deliberately into the surface to give each piece a worn, time-touched character from the start. The result is tableware that looks collected rather than manufactured, with an antique sensibility that appeals to anyone drawn to objects with a sense of history and personality.