Since founding their architecture and design firm OWIU (an abbreviation for the Only Way Is Up) in 2020, Amanda Gunawan and Joel Wong (Singapore expats now based in Los Angeles) have been crafting thoughtful and nuanced interiors that are “not just built to last, but built to evolve,” with the lived experience influencing their purposeful and well-intentioned aesthetic. This considered approach extends to the studio’s recently established ceramics and homewares line, OWIU Goods.

Wanting to help alleviate their team’s stress and strengthen its camaraderie in the midst of the pandemic, Gunawan and Wong initiated pottery nights for those that were interested – an activity that quickly became “a living, breathing practice” on its own. Now, the studio offers textural and emotive hand-thrown objects, inspired by nature and embodying both tangible and visceral memories. From one-of-a-kind multi-use canisters to matcha sets, serving bowls and dinnerware sets, the glazed ceramics are categorized by colourful landscapes (Beaches, Meadows and Forests, for example) and precious stones and celebrate the beauty that can be found in everyday objects.