chong sara 陶芸 / クリエイティブディレクター

on usefulness

用について

I grew up in Singapore, where usefulness is a civic virtue and art is often dismissed as impractical, unnecessary — useless.

But what does “use” mean? Do we only treasure things because they are useful to us? My practice explores and questions the values I was raised with. I make objects that are, at first glance, useful — tea ware, vessels, things to wear — and unpack what it really means to be “of use”.

chong sara
ceramicist & creative director
tokyo — singapore
東京 — シンガポール
Selected Work 作品
Dojimari tea bowl DOJIMARI - BOWL
Dojimari tea cup DOJIMARI - CUP
Spouted bowl DOJIMARI - SPOUT BOWL

Tea Ware

茶器

DOJIMARI — hand-built ceramics

Through my ceramic practice in Tokyo, experimenting with Japanese clays and glazes, I created DOJIMARI — a tea ware collection based on the traditional Japanese waisted tea cup. Each piece is hand-built. The collection was shown at Studio Knot’s exhibition 「飲む」 (2026).

Ceramic vessel with marigolds and amaranth IKEBANA - 01
Ceramic vessel with rosehip branches and eucalyptus IKEBANA - 02

Vessels

器

from the earth — ceramics & ikebana

My ikebana grows out of my ceramic practice. As a student of Sogetsu, I begin with clay and extend outward to branches, flowers and other natural materials, conceiving vessel and arrangement as one work. A vessel holds water; the water holds the flowers; and the finished piece, in turn, becomes a vessel for the space around it. I think of this as making from the earth — bringing grounding into a room, and with it, something of nature’s wholeness.

Glass rings worn on hands AMORPHOUS - RINGS
Glass earrings on a black terrazzo plinth AMORPHOUS - EARRING
Glass ring on a black terrazzo plinth AMORPHOUS - FLUID RING

Accessory

装身具

AMORPHOUS — glass jewelry

I founded AMORPHOUS, a line of glass jewelry, working closely with a glass craftsman to create shapes that mold to the body. Worn as an accessory, each piece becomes a tool for self-expression. The work has been shown in New York and worn at Milan Fashion Week.

About プロフィール

Chong Sara is a ceramicist and creative director based in Tokyo, working between Japan and Singapore. Her practice asks what makes an object useful — a question shaped by growing up in Singapore and refined through her experience in Japan.

Sara has practiced ceramics for 10 years and graduated from the National University of Singapore with a B.A. (Hons) in Global Studies. She is the founder of AMORPHOUS, a glass jewelry line, and ISSEN KODO, a ceramic home fragrance brand based in Japan.

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