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The Gallery by

The Gallery by SOIL is dedicated to presenting the art of lacquer from Asia.

It is probably the first gallery in Hong Kong which brings together lacquer masters and artists of diverse cultures, blending the traditional with the contemporary to showcase variety in the discipline.

Since 2012, SOIL has devoted most of our efforts and resources to the design and research of this art form.

Collection Highlights - Akito AKAGI 2019/2020

A special selection of lacquer boxes by Akito AKAGI. Handcrafted lacquer box is both functional and in most cases, very well made, which ...

Crafts Dialogue 25.9 - 24.12.2020

Crafts Dialogue Autumn Exhibition 25.9 - 24.12.2020 Contemporary Crafts Centre Hong Kong presents #CraftsDialogue. The finest assemblage ...

Collect 2020 27.2 - 1.3.2020

The Gallery by SOIL Stand W12, West Wing Somerset House The Gallery by SOIL from Hong Kong will join Collect in London for the first time...

Ritual by Akito Akagi 30.11 - 22.12.2019

About Akito Akagi Born in Okayama, Japan, Akito Akagi started his career as a magazine editor. He decided to move to Wajima, Ishikawa in ...

Our Burmese Day: Veronica Gritsenko Retrospective Exhibition 16.11 - 29.11.2019

Veronica Gritsenko has been SOIL's partner and mentor since we started our small pop up craft store in 2012. Celebrating our friendship a...

Collection Highlights - Takashi Wakamiya 2018/2019

A special selection of lacquer artworks by Takashi Wakamiya and his team Hikoju Maki-e. The lacquer master Takashi Wakamiya embodies an e...

Urushi Design & Innovation by Taiichi Kirimoto & Kohei Kirimoto 1.6 - 30.6.2019

Kirimoto Family in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture of Japan, has been engaged in the lacquerware making for over 200 years since the late Edo...

The Spirit of Urushi by Junko Yashiro 27.4 - 19.5.2019

Urushi wooden sake ware and tableware beautifully handcrafted by Junko Yashiro. The word “urushi” refers to natural lacquer in Japanese. ...

Stream by Shoko Taruma and Poon Fai Wong Nick 23.3 - 7.4.2019

Contemporary works of lacquer artist Shoko Taruma and Ceramist Nick Poon are chosen to reflect the progressive passage of history, and th...

The Allure of Urushi by Ayako Nagamori 1.12 - 30.12.2018

Using along with gold, silver, and seashell inlays, Ayako Nagamori has ambitiously employed a wide variety of lacquer art techniques to c...