TOKINOHA

Daisuke Kiyomizu (Kyoto, Japan)

Born in Kyoto, Daisuke Kiyomizu is the great-grandson of “Kiyomizu Rokubei,” the head of the famed Kiyomizu family of ceramists. In 2009, Daisuke-san and his wife, Tomoe, founded TOKINOHA Ceramic Studio in the Kitayama District of Kyoto. In 2021, the couple moved the operation to their current building, where they offer workshops, a member-based gallery, and studio space for other artisans. Daisuke-san’s ceramics are a contemporary take on traditional Kiyomizu pottery; all of his pieces are one-of-a-kind and made by hand, but intended for everyday life.