KIYIFORM, CLAY & QUIET
About this journal

Less noise.
More noticing.

KIYI is an independent visual notebook about form, clay and the objects that make up everyday life.

We are interested in the point where a useful thing becomes a familiar companion. Not because it is precious, but because it is used, handled and noticed.
Three illustrated ceramic objects arranged in warm daylight
Original illustrations for the material issueVessel / Vase / Bowl
The editorial approach

A place to look slowly

This journal brings together illustrated form studies, notes on making and short observations about living with objects. It favours close looking over exhaustive explanation.

The pieces shown here are original visual studies. They are not a product catalogue, and there is nothing to order. Their purpose is to make ideas about shape, colour and proportion easier to see.

A vessel can lead to a thought about balance. A bowl can become a way of looking at a line. A cup can remind us that the most familiar objects are often understood through the hand.

The material issue

Earth, blue and a little light

For this first collection, we have kept the palette deliberately small: warm terracotta, deep cobalt and unbleached cream. Restriction gives each colour room to be itself.

The same approach guides the pages. There are no feeds to keep up with, no accounts to open and no correct order in which to read. Begin with a shape that catches your eye, and follow it for a while.

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