Currently working from deep inside the Japanese countryside, Ido Ferber is an Israeli-born ceramicist and woodworker. After completing his industrial design studies at the Bezalel Academy in Industrial design he chose to pursue his master’s degree in ceramic craft at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Upon competition of his degree he, along with his wife, moved to the small town of Yamanaka Onsen to set up their joint studio there.

Ido’s work is heavily influenced by traditional Japanese craft and local materials as well as his childhood in Israels’ scenic countryside. Growing up near an ancient archeological site he spent his days foraging ceramic shards and imagining the ways and times in which they were made. Today he often combines ancient Hebrew and Canaanite ceramic forms with Japanese materials and techniques.  

The base of his creation is sourcing local materials and processing them himself. From wild clay to green woodworking, Ido is constantly trying to draw inspiration from the materials found naturally around us and morph them into long-lasting, well made, and pleasing objects for everyday use.