Kenji Ekuan, the industrial designer who created the graceful (and now ubiquitous) soy sauce bottle, passed away on February 8, 2015 at the age of 85. In collaboration with artist Nao Matsumoto, we decided to remember him through a unique candle.
Using organic soy wax (so meta, we know!), Matsumoto recreates the elegant teardrop shape in the form of a candle to remember a true pioneer who helped spread the Japanese aesthetic.
The candle is available in our shop, but it’s also part of our Studio Visits exhibition, which opens tonight!
“No Soy Sauce, No Life” – Nao Matsumoto
