Free-form Katakuchi #023

Chiaki bridges traditional blown-glass techniques with a refined, contemplative finishing process that includes engraving, grinding, and polishing. Her forms are often inspired by classical, turned silhouettes, but her attention lies in what happens within and through the glass. She works both from her studio in Munich and in collaboration with historic glass workshops in the Bavarian Forest and Nuremberg, continuing to explore the full material language of glass—from its molten beginnings to its cooled, crystalline stillness.