“Tableware like picture books that accompany daily life”

When you hold a piece of tableware crafted by Naoko Ibuki, you feel a gentle calm wash over your heart. Among her series, the lidded pieces are particularly distinctive. The small figures atop the lids—children or animals—invite us into a world of little stories.

Gaze at the vessel as if turning the pages of a picture book. Lift the lid.

There, a warm, quiet time flows—one we might have experienced somewhere, sometime, or perhaps only dreamed of.

Born 1975 in Kobe

Graduated 1998 from Osaka Kyoiku University

Major Solo Exhibitions

2003 Gallery Nishikawa (Kyoto)

2004 Kyoto Craft Center BOX GALLERY

2006 Takashimaya Kyoto Store Art & Craft Salon

2018 “Spring Fields and Amusement Parks” (Note Gallery / Osaka)

2021 “Vessels and Stories” (Note Gallery / Osaka)

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