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On Restraint
Materials2023

On Restraint

Cloth, Clay, Candlelight

Chapter 07
AtelierNote Son
FormatMaterial Study
Released17 Jul 2023
MakersFour

Note Son quietly released a study titled On Restraint. The 9-frame chapter appears to be an ode to a material that feels both familiar and brand new.

Everything here was made by four people we have worked with for years: a weaver outside Hà Đông, a potter in Bát Tràng, a chandler who will not scale, and a binder who still sews by hand. Restraint is usually described as taste

On Restraint — plate i

In practice it is a supply chain short enough that every object can be traced to a person.

“Everything else was subtraction — what remains is the hours between.”

Note Son Atelier
On Restraint — plate ii
Index of frames
A01Handloom Linen
A02Unglazed Clay
A03Beeswax, 12h
A04Mulberry Paper
A05Raw Silk
B01Iron and Rust
B02Undyed Cotton
B03Bamboo, Split
B04Lacquer, Seven Coats
B05Ash Glaze
B06Nothing Added