Yoko Teapot
Designed by Stilleben
The Yoko teapot is a significant and distinctive piece of tableware. Its sculptural form plays with contrast - sharp, defined edges shaped from the softness of porcelain — and the spout has been refined for a smooth, drip-free pour. In a deep indigo or the red of Japanese urushi lacquer. Yoko takes its name from a Japanese girl's name, from Stilleben's first trip to Japan. Made in Portugal.
Selected for the museum shop at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
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Yoko is made in glazed porcelain rather than stoneware - a more demanding material, and a deliberate choice. Porcelain is soft and unforgiving in the making, and it moves in the firing, so holding a crisp angle in it is challenging. The fine pale line along the rim and edges is harder still: it appears where the glaze thins over a sharp edge and the white porcelain shows through, an effect that has to be judged exactly, since glaze naturally pools and thickens rather than drawing a clean line.
The lid sits flush, its edge continuing the pot's own line rather than resting on top, which means body and lid must shrink alike in the firing. A tongue slips into the pot to fix the lid in place, and above it a small cylindrical knob gives the hand something to hold when pouring, its shape drawn from the pot's own geometry. No silicone, no gasket: porcelain against porcelain. The handle is a fine rounded circle, minimal and clean - no excess anywhere.
Softness meeting functionality, with every small detail made to matter.
Arranged together on a table, the Yoko pieces become a still life: an invitation to presence, attention and shared rituals.
The Yoko collection includes the Yoko mug and the Yoko pitcher
- Porcelain with high-fired glaze in red and dark navy blue
Colors shown on screen may vary slightly from the actual product.
- Width: 23.6 cm
- Height: 16 cm
- Capacity: 1.38 L
- Supplied without a tea filter
Lid fixed by a porcelain tongue, without silicone. Hold the knob to steady the lid when pouring at a steep angle
Each Yoko piece is supplied in a natural coloured, gift box wrapped with a paper sleeve featuring a drawing of the design.
Porcelain is highly durable and dishwasher and microwave safe.
“The Yoko collection is inspired by our first trip to Japan in 2015.”
Sculptural forms meet serene rituals
Named after a Japanese girl’s name that symbolizes cheerful warmth, Yoko merges Danish sculptural form with Japanese tea ceremony sensibilities. Inspired by red urushi lacquer and the light blue of the Nordic sky, each porcelain piece highlights the tension between sharp edges and the clay’s soft nature - embracing a subtle wabi-sabi spirit that celebrates both vibrant color and simplicity.
Designed by
Stilleben
Stilleben is the Copenhagen studio of Ditte Reckweg and Jelena Schou Nordentoft, founded in 2002. Both trained in ceramics and glass - designers who know porcelain's limits from the inside, and who work from a shared passion for craftsmanship.
Their work is rooted in the beauty of everyday life: the table shared with friends, the texture of a glaze, the quiet pleasure of an object that simply feels right.