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  • “Monko” is the Japanese practice of “listening to incense,” mindfully experiencing its aroma much like enjoying music. Transform everyday moments into intentional sensory experiences with Chariots on Fire-selected fine incense.

    The Scent: Aged wood and earth — resinous, warm, with a bit of musk. A quiet, captivating aroma for any time of day. All natural Japanese incense.

    Packaged in 7” 45rpm vinyl record sleeve / limited run of 150

    Incense: by Nippon Kodo, since 1575

  • Incense to Listen

Incense to Listen

High Fire #3

  • at THE FUTURE PERFECT
    Los Angeles, California

  • in the shade garden at The Future Perfect’s Goldwyn House. Ceremonial matcha tea cultivated in Kyoto will be prepared in Tenshin Juba’s High Fire tea bowl served with higashi in an intimate setting with the artist.

    Seating is limited and available by reservation

  • • OBJET

High Fire #3

Planet Wakusei

  • with THE FUTURE PERFECT
    Los Angeles, California

  • Los Angeles, Chariots on Fire presents alchemist Potter, Tenshin Juba from Japan in an immersive experience during the inaugural Design Miami LA/May 2024.

    High Fire #3; Planet Wakusei is presented by Chariots on Fire and curated by Ritsuko Yagi. Works are on view at the Goldwyn House.

    Weekend Open House 18 & 19
    (no RSVP needed)

    17 & 20: RSVP via The Future Perfect

Brooke Gregson

Fine Jewelry

  • Venice, California

  • Gregson Fine Jewelry

    EMAIL US TO RSVP

    “Being sustainable is a really important aspect of my jewelry. This means using recycled gold, as well as working with gem sources who, like me, are passionate about their gems and source them ethically. You have to have that connection, you attract who you are — the end result being an item of beauty to be cherished.”

    — Brooke Gregson

    ABOUT BROOKE GREGSON

    4pm — 7pm
    Venice, California

  • • Mars Earrings

    • Orbit Opal Necklace

High Fire;

Tenshin Juba

Ceramics Matcha Bowls & Cups

  • with EVAN KINORI
    San Francisco, California

  • with wares by Tenshin Juba. All selections presented for sale have been gleaned by Chariots on Fire from Tenshin Juba’s Atelier in Kobe, Japan.

Matcha Tea

Experience

  • at EVAN KINORI
    San Francisco, California

  • Foundation San Francisco) and salonnière Chariots on Fire for conversations on the art of savoring tea with Tenshin Juba High Fire Matchawan. Tea will be served with higashi (dry sweets) from Kyoto. Seats available by reservation.

    100% of the experience fee will be donated to the Urasenke Foundation of San Francisco.

High Fire;

Tenshin Juba Ceramics
Vessels for the Home & Tableware

  • in partnership with
    MIDCENTURYLA
    Los Angeles, California

  • MIDCENTURYLA, Los Angeles to celebrate Alchemist Potter, Tenshin Juba’s high-fire vessels and tableware.

    All selections presented for sale have been gleaned by Chariots on Fire from Tenshin Juba’s Atelier in Kobe, Japan and from the MIDCENTURYLA vintage furniture archive.

    Come add to your existing collection or discover the power of new combinations to transform your own personal space.

    Flowers by Liesl Flora
    Rug by Christopher Farr

  • • Set of two plates

    • Nest plates

    • Celebration bowl

“Gerry Beckley’s America”

Photography

Exhibition

  • at kōjin
    Kyoto, Japan

  • on his travels, the modern equivalent of a postcard, a picture with a message. His keen eye ranges freely from the very abstract to the very real and can find the special in the ordinary.”

    — Margaret Howell

Chariots on Fire

Press No.3
Book Release

  • at DOVER STREET MARKET GINZA
    with POST Books
    Tokyo, Japan

  • “Moments of beauty in beautiful cities are photographed and designed beautifully.

    A magnificent photography book that could only have been put together by him who traveled the world over time with great eyes.”

    — Hiroshi Fujiwara

    Photographs: Gerry Beckley
    Book art direction/Design: Tamotsu Yagi Design
    editor: Ritsuko Yagi

Hello, Tokyo
Introducing, Gerry

  • at InterFM, George Cockle’s Lazy Sunday
    Tokyo, Japan

  • Gerry Beckley introduces Chariots on Fire Press No. 3 “Gerry Beckley’s America” on “Lazy Sunday” Live in Tokyo.

eye eat

Salon Market

  • at kōjin
    Kyoto, Japan

  • “Eye Eat” an exhibition on food culture and its relationship with art/design.


    キュレーターを務めるのは、ロサンゼルスを拠点に活躍するギャラリストでもあり、「eye eAt」展のアートディレクターも務める八木理都子。「eye eAt」展のコンセプトに合わせて、美味しいドリンクやお菓子、テーブル周りを彩る美しい小物をお届けします。プロジェクトマネジメント・井田順子とでお届けします。

    Organizers: Kōjin Kyoto, Main Inc.
    Concept/Design: Tamotsu Yagi Design
    Art direction: Ritsuko Yagi
    Salon: Chariots on Fire + Junco Ida
    Copy Writer: Mayuko Yamaguchi
    Photo: Shuji Yoshida

“Jean Prouvé:
Constructive

Imagination”

  • at MOT (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo)
    Tokyo, Japan

  • The Director of Chariots on Fire, Ritsuko Yagi is proud to have worked on this project with Tamotsu Yagi Design, Galerie Patrick Seguin and MOT.

    The exhibition curated by Galerie Patrick Seguin and Yagi Design Studio is a large-scale exhibition introducing the oeuvre of Jean Prouvé (1901–1984), whose influence remains significant in the 20th-century architecture and industrial design. Organized thematically, the exhibition features over a hundred pieces of emblematic furniture and architectural works along with archived materials. It gathers pieces from the collections of Yusaku Maezawa, Patrick Seguin and Tamotsu Yagi and of the Prouvé family.

    (On Now — 10/16, 2022) at MOT: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

Chariots on Fire
Press No.2

  • Japan Book Launch
    at DOVER STREET MARKET GINZA
    Tokyo, Japan

  • Chariots on Fire Press No.2
    Charlotte Perriand
    and Jean Prouve, A Collection of Tamotsu Yagi

    Collaborators: Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jousse Entreprise, Laffanour Galerie Downtown/Paris
    Design: Tamotsu Yagi Design

Ceramic Vessels
by Tenshin Juba

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Tenshin Juba Vessels

    Flowers: Krystal Chang

HOLIDAY MARKET!

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Treat yourself & others.

    Objet d’art, Japanese antiques, fine jewelry, home textiles by Gregory Parkinson, ceramics, candles, curiosities + more!

    * Complimentary gift wrapping *

Circular Rugs

  • Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Nine 1/1 Limited Edition Rugs

    “Christopher Farr Debuts Artful Collection of Rugs with Makoto Kagoshima and Chariots on Fire.

    One-of-a-kind rugs translate the ceramic artist's playful botanical prints into painterly floor coverings made from hand-knotted, hand-spun Afghan wool.”

    — Galerie Magazine

    Thank you to our furniture sponsor: The Future Perfect

Makoto Kagoshima
Offsite 2021

  • Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Solo show of new works
    Ceramics and Rugs

Ceramic Vessels

by Tenshin Juba

  • Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • with Krystal Chang Projects

“Bi—Metallic

High—Fire”

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Solo show of new works
    Ceramics

Wallpaper

CLOTH

“Lovers”

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Solo show of new works
    Ceramics

Raw Gemstone

Necklace

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • raw gemstone necklaces

  • • Rainbow Necklace

    • Geode Necklace

Tenshin Juba
Cobalt Edition

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Solo show of new works
    Matcha bowls, Cups, Bowls

Gregory Parkinson’s Textiles

for Living

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • the home: ikat + block print cloth napkins and table linens

  • Set of 6 Ikat cloth napkins

“Living with Makoto

Kagoshima

Ceramics”

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Kagoshima Solo show of new works
    Ceramics with Charlotte Perriand

Porcelain

Pendants

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • lights from Tenshin Juba

  • Porcelain Pendant Lamp Set of 3

Sculptural Vessels for

Outdoor Clippings

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Solo show of new works
    ceramic vessels

Makoto Kagoshima

Ceramics 2018

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Solo show of new works
    Ceramics

Slipware

Ceramics

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Solo show of new works
    Ceramics

Makoto Kagoshima

Ceramics 2017

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Kagoshima

    Solo show of new works
    Ceramics & delicacies by Tsumons “Makomons”

Chariots on Fire Press

Book Launch (US)

  • at PRINTED MATTER: LA Art Book Fair

    with wHY x ART CATALOGUES
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Makoto Kagoshima Ceramics Book

Chariots on Fire Press
Book Launch (Tokyo)

  • at MORIOKA SHOTEN
    A Single Room with a Single Book
    Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

  • Makoto Kagoshima Ceramics Book

Chariots on Fire Press

  • Los Angeles, CA

  • Makoto Kagoshima Ceramics Book

    Artwork: Makoto Kagoshima
    Foreword: Ryuko Kida
    Direction/Design: Ritsuko Yagi
    Photo: Shuji Yoshida

    Printed in Japan

  • “Makoto Kagoshima Ceramics”

Slipware

Ceramics

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Solo Show
    Ceramics

Makoto Kagoshima

Ceramics 2016

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Kagoshima

    Solo Show of New Works
    Ceramics & delicacies by Takahashi Yoshiko of S/S/A/W

Makoto Kagoshima

Ceramics 2015

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Kagoshima

    Solo show of new works
    Ceramics & delicacies by Takahashi Yoshiko of S/S/A/W

dosa x Makoto

Kagoshima

  • Los Angeles, CA

  • Makoto Kagoshima/Kei Maeda block print textiles

“Grafted”
August Editions

  • New York, NY

  • Featuring works from LA and Kyoto exhibitions of Chariots on Fire’s production “A Tale of Plant & Pot”: commissions from Adam Silverman (pots) and Qusamura (graft cactus).

    Publisher: August Editions / Dung Ngo
    Essay: Glenn Adamson
    Photo: Joshua White (LA)
    Photo: Shuji Yoshida (Kyoto)
    Design: Tamotsu Yagi Design

“A Tale of Plant

 & Pot” Graft Cactus

+ Pots (Kyoto)

featuring Adam Silverman / Oda Kohei

  • at NAITO GION, KANEI, BOOKS & THINGS, ZEN Cafe/Kagizen, FUKA, MITATE & KAMISOE.
    Kyoto, Japan

  • works commissioned from Adam Silverman + Qusamura

    PART 2: Kyoto Collection

    “The Artistry of Plants & Pots — Mutant cacti in pots with unconventional, often imperfect, glazes. Sounds strange? Strangely beautiful is more like it.”

    — New York Times, 2014

    Press Release

Makoto Kagoshima

Ceramics 2014

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Solo Show of new works
    Ceramics & Mural

“A Tale of Plant

& Pot” Graft Cactus

+ Pots (LA)

featuring Adam Silverman / Oda Kohei

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • works commissioned from Adam Silverman + Qusamura

    PART 1: LA Collection

    “The union of Oda’s tantalizing succulents and Silverman’s pottery, which exudes its own exotic allure, has yielded objects that somehow transcend art and nature into the realm of the sublime. The show is not to be missed.”

    — Architectural Digest, 2014

    Press Release

Makoto Kagoshima

Ceramics 2013

  • 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney, Venice
    Los Angeles, CA

  • First solo show of ceramics works by Makoto Kagoshima in the USA.

    Thank you to our sponsors:
    Mid Century LA