RAKU YAKI BAR CABINET BY EMMANUELLE SIMON

Honoring the Wabi-Sabi aesthetic tradition that finds beauty in imperfection and impermanence, Emmanuelle Simon’s Raku Yaki Collection brings a serene contemporary sensibility to the ancient Japanese ceramic technique of Raku

Dating back over four hundred years, the unusual Raku process subjects ceramic to extreme stress with high heat and rapid cooling to create dramatic and singular surface variations of the glaze. This crackled finish serves as a stunning counterpoint to the voluptuous Art-Deco inspired form of the cabinet’s exterior

A delicate brass pole runs through the center of this sculptural ceiling-and-floor mounted piece, creating a stunning floating effect that invites reflection on the interplay between fragility and solidity. Subtle polished mirror brass handles only hint at the marvels hidden inside this ethereal ceramic carapace. Its double doors swing open to reveal a spectacular and festive interior of glimmering polished mirror brass panels and five rounded geometric shelves, also in mirror brass. This sumptuous celebration secreted away in its spartan shell makes for an extraordinary bar cabinet—a meditative monolith by day and a trove of sensual delight by night