A Blog for Anyone Interested in Contemporary and Modern Art, Interior Design, and Architecture

Contemporary Wabi-sabi Tea Bowl

Welcome to the Jaki Somasu Contemporary Design blog. Our purpose is to share information and ideas on designing and creating functional art. Whatever your interest, be it textile, interior, or ceramic design,  architect, or industrial design, your work can be functional, it can be art, it can be simple, and it can contemporary. This blog will explore the concepts of contemporary, modern, and traditional design, and cultural design ideas like  Wabi-Sabi, and Zen, and how they are tied to both eastern and western aesthetics.  Our main topics. will be:

• Art
• Design
• Architecture

About Us
Jaki Somasu Studio, designs functional ceramic art by incorporating the contemporary Japanese aesthetic of simplicity and purity. Our pieces are designed to be used as well as admired.

~ by Jaki Thompson on February 15, 2010.