Kwangjuyo Group has been making 3,000 varieties of traditional Korean ceramic cups, bowls, and plates by hand since 1963. The company’s hands-on approach, which includes shaping the pieces from clay, hand-carving floral designs, and custom glazing, all stem from Korean tradition. The pieces have made their way to Michelin-starred restaurants like The French Laundry in California’s Napa Valley and Jungsik in New York City. You can purchase pieces from Kwangjuyo here:
Credits:
Producers: Pelin Keskin, Carla Francescutti
Director/Field Producer: Nadia Cho
Camera: Gerald Lee, Tim Han
Editor: Murilo Ferreira
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Development Producer: McGraw Wolfman
Coordinating Producer: Stefania Orrù
Audience Engagement: Daniel Geneen, Terri Ciccone
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Thank you so much for this wonderful
series featuring Korean artisans . I hope more to come!
Gotta appreciate the dedication, patience, and hard work it takes to create these ceramics
mad respect
Really enjoyable viewing, the tableware was so pretty.
My thanks to the authors of this film for showing artisans’ work, it’s breathetaking! I love ceramics and pottery
Earth nation ceramic, Matthew Kelly pottery, Ingleton pottery, Matte Horne pottery, Old forge creations, Justins makery, Johnthepotter, Ceramic Jim are great youtube channels on this topic.
Mad respect. “Every process is equally important”.
Meticulous for every piece!
There is something about watching someone who master their craft work that brings some kind of joy to my soul.
I was just going to say the same thing I love people who are actually passionate about their job
@Tiny_Cherries how tough is ceramics vs glass do you know the moh scale of it? Id imagine it varies all around the world considering everywhere you go the material to start with is different
@Josh Skipka yeah it does, there is such a huge difference and I am going to be doing that in college as well as ceramics.
@Lloyd Jamieson Marge Piercy, ending of poem “To Be Of Use”
“Hopi vases that held corn, are put in museums
but you know they were made to be used.
The pitcher cries for water to carry
and a person for work that is real.”
Yes
Ceramics are very essential to Korean cuisine historically as storing and fermenting plays a large part of the food.
Idk what Ongi is, but my great uncle was a potter from Gwangju
@JJ 옹기
@JJ A onggi is a pot where you ferment things in… Did you really watch the video? XP
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Lol I literally watched that yesterday
love watching the making of traditional ceramic series . Such a skill ! ✨ thank you
These people are masters… Knows the ins and outs of the process. Beautiful work👍👍👍
I can slap myself in the head for being to icheon many times and never stopped to have a look at the pottery world. The dark grey on white looks amazing. Very nice work.
Those matte dark grey on white pieces are gorgeous! They remind me of the Mata Ortiz pottery a bit, though the patterns are different of course.
These last so long when made by master craftsman and kept well. I have a few that was handed down from my grandmother and still using them today. She told me that she got those from her mother. Kinda amazing considering that those times included occupation, and then Korean War.
Korea has beautiful pottery culture. I wish more people knew how beautiful Korean culture is since its ancient dynasties like Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. Most people think Korea was poor, but that is not true. Its history is 5000 years old and had very rich culture. It was famous for its golden jewelry, delicate silk, exquisite potteries., etc.
@Sentry 911 right… search for silk history.
@Seon Lee Kanji isn’t Chinese
@Craig it was never invented by Chinese
Korean pottery and ceramics is so rich in culture. One of the best in the world but it isn’t as well known as it should be. Thank you for sharing a glimpse into the beauty of art in Korea! Just so stunning.
I love Korean ceramics. Kwangjuyo is very popular and of high quality. Thanks a lot for sharing this. Good luck!!
Could you imagine the amount of time that this man has put into his work that allows him to be so gosh darn good at it?
Whoa, all those hands made process, absolutely delicate and beautiful! I knew that Korea has very deep and rich pottery tradition and culture but it’s an honor to be able to see on youtube!!!! I mean, they make their own glaze from the scratch !! Thank you for introducing Eater!!!
I’ve loved Korean ceramics for a long time, so it was really cool to see into the process! Thank you.
Fascinating! It’s great seeing people who love what they do. The result is a product that can’t be duplicated.
Amazing craftsmanship! Big respect for these people making this pottery
I love how he enjoy his work and his creation looks amazing!