Human Ceremony is an exploration of design, where meaning emerges as expression exceeds function. Everyday objects mark moments, moods, and presence, transforming the ordinary into ceremony.
Through these rituals, connections form, shaping our identities and binding us into community. Each work is a space to reflect on what is uniquely human: the gift to create, to connect, and to discover meaning beyond necessity.
Bubu Vase brings two forms side by side, in quiet balance.
One flares as it rises, while the other remains grounded, carrying the weight and holding the whole. The forms meet and hold, bearing against one another, yet never fully merging.
The composition draws from Yeonriji, a Korean term for two separate trees that grow in their own time until their branches meet and gradually become one.
Not by force, but through persistence, they share light, wind, and seasons. The boundary between them softens, yet each remains distinct.
The vase is crafted in concrete, dyed with natural earth, and finished with a delicate blend of carnauba and beeswax.
Dimensions:
Concrete Vase: 5"x2.5"x8" (WxDxH)
Glass Tube Insert: 1”x1”x4.75” (WxDxH)
Cactus incense case is a container for incense sticks that provides natural ventilation through porous structure of concrete to keep your incense dry while containing the fragrance.
Concrete is dyed with natural red earth and finished with a blend of carnauba and beeswax.
Dimensions: 3” x 3” x 11.5” (WxDxH)
Chima (치마), meaning ‘skirt’ in Korean, reflects the vase’s soft and feminine silhouette. The weight of the concrete grounds the design at the base, while it elegantly tapers upward to hold the inserted glass tube.
The vase is crafted in concrete, dyed with natural earth and finished with a delicate blend of carnauba and beeswax.
Dimensions:
Concrete Vase: 4.25”x4.25”x6.5” (WxDxH)
Glass Tube Insert: 1”x1”x4.75” (WxDxH)
Hwasan incense holder is inspired by the searing energy and sinuous movement of volcanoes.
Crafted from concrete, it is dyed with natural earth from France and finished with a delicate blend of carnauba and beeswax.
Like life emerging from volcanic fire, each piece embodies a moment of birth within nature’s endless cycle, capturing the raw power, warmth, and beauty of the earth.
Dimensions: 4” x 4” x 1.5” (WxDxH)
Plinth Catch-All reinterprets ancient sculpture plinths, once made to support statues.
It holds your keys, coins, and small treasures, making mundane objects monumental, a quiet foundation for daily life.
Cast in concrete dyed with natural red earth, it is sanded smooth and finished with a delicate blend of carnauba and beeswax.
Dimensions: 8” x 8” x 4” (WxDxH)
Hwasan Incense Holder & Plinth Catch-All Set
Dimensions:
Incense Holder: 4” x 4” x 1.5” (WxDxH)
Catch-All: 8” x 8” x 4” (WxDxH)
Bouquet Lamp captures the soft, ephemeral shape of light. Its undulating surface projects a unique pattern into the space, calming the mind like light moving across water.
Soft, ambient lighting creates a cozy atmosphere, adding warmth and comfort to every corner of your room and your mind. Transform your space into a serene sanctuary.
Lamp is made of 3D printed shell, clear light socket, cord and switch (110v).
Dimensions: 5” x 5” x 9” (WxDxH)
Add a small moment of play to your dining table with Human Ceremony totem cutlery rests.
Inspired by our cat who destroys anything tossable left on the table, these cutlery rests are cast from non-toxic, food-safe silicone. They are dishwasher safe and can withstand heat up to 200℃ (392℉).
Each set comes as a pair of “HUMAN” and “CRMNY”.
Dimensions: 1/2” x 2-1/2” x 1/2” (WxDxH)
Open space for stories of
practice, devotion, and gathering.
Across the world, people devote themselves to practices. Craft, music, cooking, research, movement, and countless other forms of care and repetition. Within these practices lives something deeply human: patience, discipline, curiosity, and the quiet desire to give meaning to time.
Agora is a space to recognize and share these stories of devotion.
Here we gather portraits of practice. These may be works submitted by kindred minds, people discovered along the way, or moments from gatherings, exhibitions, and collaborations. Each entry is a small window into a life shaped by attention and care.
If you feel a similar pull toward craft, ritual, and the slow cultivation of a practice, you are welcome here.
Share your work, your process, or the story of something to which you have given yourself.
Every offering becomes part of the ceremony.