Yoko Pitcher
Designed by Stilleben
Part of the Yoko tableware collection, the pitcher carries the same contrast as the teapot: a sharp, defined spout shaped from the softness of porcelain. Its body is tall and quiet, easing into a rounded base on a small pedestal foot, and the handle is a small solid half-disc set against the side - held between thumb and finger rather than gripped.
In a dark navy or an eggshell white. Yoko takes its name from a Japanese girl's name, from Stilleben's first journey to Japan. Made in Portugal.
Selected for the museum shop at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
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The pitcher draws on both of its companions. Its spout is the teapot's angular wedge, folded to a fine point; its small pedestal foot is the mug's. Between them the body is tall and columnar, straight sides easing into a rounded base - and the handle belongs to neither: a small solid half-disc set against the side, with no opening to put a finger through. It asks to be held rather than hooked, which slows the hand a little.
The two colourways read quite differently. On the dark navy, the glaze becomes visible as a material in its own right: it gathers and deepens in the hollows and thins over the raised edges, so the rim, the fold of the spout and the curve of the handle are all drawn in a paler line. In eggshell white, there is no such contrast - the form reads pure and quiet, silhouette alone.
Porcelain is soft and unforgiving in the making, and it moves in the firing, so holding a crisp angle in it is difficult - which is what makes the spout a deliberate challenge to the material rather than a given. Judging the glaze over those edges is harder still, since glaze naturally pools and thickens rather than drawing a clean line.
For Stilleben, colour, glaze and form are treated as equal elements: expression leads, and function follows naturally. Arranged together on a table, the Yoko pieces become a still life: an invitation to presence, attention and shared rituals.
The Yoko collection contains Yoko Mug and Yoko Teapot.
• High-fired glaze porcelain, available in eggshell white and dark navy blue
Colors shown on screen may vary slightly from the actual product.
- Width: 11.3 cm
- Height: 13.8 cm
- Capacity: 0.27 L
Each Yoko piece is individually packed in a natural, reusable 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
Ditte Reckweg and Jelena Schou Nordentoft founded Stilleben in Copenhagen in 2002 - a design store, a studio and a way of seeing the world. 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.