Openhouse Issue No°25 tea As a part of research

As a part of research on the historical practices of communitarian utopias in different countries

We found this range of brass pieces in a cute little kitchenware store in Kyoto but each one is handmade in India

These large Hinoki wood chopsticks are ideal for cooking

This special matcha bowl was made by Sadaaki Kido who has been specialising in Shino Pottery for over 30 years

This little box was made from Kyogi – a 100% natural

Openhouse Issue No°25 tea As a part of researchIn Issue 25, we explore the fine line between passion and obsession and those who walk it. Luis Sendino reveals his devotion to post war Japanese design in his Barcelona home gallery. In Igualada, the Enrich family embody artistic practice as a way of life. Twenty miles from Rome, Casa Albero unveils the beauty hidden in surrender to the passing of time. And, in Paris, Studio KO and Hugo Toro inhabit a world where architecture and design are led by