EDITORIAL

inku by sergio herman

During his culinary trips to Japan, top chef Sergio Herman was completely fascinated by the beautiful, local and pure tableware made there. With Inku, he wanted to translate that Japanese simplicity into a dynamic atmosphere and the glamour of a fully-fledged brasserie.

Sergio wishes to make the delicate character of traditional Japanese products accessible to a wide audience. Unlike Sergio’s previous Surface collection, Inku is much more sophisticated, almost feminine. There is a clear reference to nature, with its abstract structures and the Japanese blossoms that are clearly recognisable within. The radial typography, often associated with the iconic Mount Fiji, also features in the collection. “With the Inku tableware, we can not only decorate the plate nicely but complete tables with blossoms in ceramics,” says Herman. “I don’t just view it as our task to inspire people from a culinary perspective, but I also want to create that with table decoration.” The exceptional thing about Inku plates is that no two are precisely the same. The result is that the layer of glaze creates small imperfections that fit completely into the Wabi-Sabi feeling that Sergio Herman intended with this project.

The extensive collection of plates that varies from small side-plates to bowls to serving dishes will be available in three colours: shell white, matte black and grey-green. Table and cooking accessories are available to complete the collection. In addition to the plate collection, there is a professional coffee and tea set and a line of fine glassware; from wine glasses through champagne glasses to water and cocktail glasses. A few of them are a special edition in ribbed glass, with tender folds as the ribs of a whale gradually fade to the edge of the glass.

SHOP THE LOOK

B5123107-500 Serax Sergio Herman

Dinner plate green Inku

by Sergio Herman

$46.00
$46.00
Dinner plate green Inku updated
B5120233W Serax Sergio Herman

Starter plate white Inku

by Sergio Herman

$39.00
$39.00
Starter plate white Inku updated
B5120231G Serax Sergio Herman

Breakfast plate S green Inku

by Sergio Herman

$32.00
$32.00
Breakfast plate S green Inku updated
B5120241G Serax Sergio Herman

Bowl ribbed L green Inku

by Sergio Herman

$29.50
$29.50
Bowl ribbed L green Inku updated
B5120245W Serax Sergio Herman

Serving bowl S white Inku

by Sergio Herman

$98.00
$98.00
Serving bowl S white Inku updated
B5120244W Serax Sergio Herman

High plate M white Inku

by Sergio Herman

$62.00
$62.00
High plate M white Inku updated
B5120255G Serax Sergio Herman

Coffee cup green Inku

by Sergio Herman

$19.50
$19.50
Coffee cup green Inku updated
B6820002 Serax Sergio Herman

Tea pot M cast iron black 80cl Inku

by Sergio Herman

$136.00
$136.00
Tea pot M cast iron black 80cl Inku updated
B0820007 Serax Sergio Herman

Champagne coupe 15cl transparent ribbed glass Inku

by Sergio Herman

$34.00
$34.00
Champagne coupe 15cl transparent ribbed glass Inku updated
B5120252B Serax Sergio Herman

Cake stand S black Inku

by Sergio Herman

$53.50
$53.50
Cake stand S black Inku updated
B5120253W Serax Sergio Herman

Cake stand M white Inku

by Sergio Herman

$70.00
$70.00
Cake stand M white Inku updated
B5120254B Serax Sergio Herman

Cake stand L black Inku

by Sergio Herman

$77.50
$77.50
Cake stand L black Inku updated
B5123102-500 Serax Sergio Herman

High plate M green Inku

by Sergio Herman

$62.00
$62.00
High plate M green Inku updated
B5123100-001 Serax Sergio Herman

High plate XS white Inku

by Sergio Herman

$35.50
$35.50
High plate XS white Inku updated
B7922002 Serax Sergio Herman

Office knife Inku

by Sergio Herman

$127.00
$127.00
Office knife Inku updated
B5120231W Serax Sergio Herman

Breakfast plate S white Inku

by Sergio Herman

$32.00
$32.00
Breakfast plate S white Inku updated