1616 / arita japan
1616 / arita japan connects the porcelain workshops of Arita with contemporary design. Launched in 2012, the brand gives centuries of local making a vocabulary of simple forms for everyday tables.
Get to know 1616 / arita japan.
The number 1616 refers to the origins of porcelain making in Arita, not to the birth of the brand. The contemporary project launched in 2012, developed for Momota Touen with Teruhiro Yanagihara as creative director. Local workshops and stone-based clay provide the material setting; designers bring another way of thinking about use, proportion and colour. Yanagihara’s Standard collection favours flexible everyday forms, while other collaborators introduce different visual languages. Palace makes that meeting particularly visible: a thin grey plate gains presence through a finely repeated rim, letting workmanship become part of an ordinary meal.
Read the official history ↗︎- Country of origin
- Arita · Japan ↗︎
- History
- 2012
- Product world
- Objects ↗︎
Discover the 1616 / arita japan selection.
A few pieces tell the story in their own way, through a shape, a material or a familiar gesture.
A closer look.
What catches our eye.
The decoration comes from the form itself. A quiet grey surface and repeated relief give food and light room to define the plate, without a printed pattern.
Where does 1616 / arita japan come from?
1616 / arita japan is a brand of Japan origin. This describes where the brand began; individual products may be made elsewhere.
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Where to find 1616 / arita japan.
Official website ↗︎Delivery and store links checked 2026-10-23. Check the official site for subsequent changes.
Sources & image credits
Editorial product selection, not a bestseller ranking.
Editorial reviewed 2026-10-23. Design perspectives express the Selezio editorial view.
Official 1616 / arita japan imagery · Elizabeth Heltoft