Nkan Àkọ́kọ́
The First Of Our Things

Hand-thrown ceramics for the home, made slowly.

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4 things available now. The rest arrive in later drops.

  • The Ìbejì Bowls
    No. 01The Ìbejì BowlsNGN 135,000
  • The Lucky Clover Bowl
    No. 02The Lucky Clover BowlNGN 55,000
  • Mani's Plate
    No. 03Mani's PlateNGN 85,000
  • The Small Things
    No. 04The Small ThingsNGN 60,000
  • Coming in later drops
  • The Donut Bowl Later drop
    No. 05The Donut BowlNGN 60,000
  • The Àṣẹ Stack Later drop
    No. 06The Àṣẹ StackNGN 175,000
  • The Knob Mug Later drop
    No. 07The Knob MugNGN 75,000
  • The Donut Mug Later drop
    No. 08The Donut MugNGN 50,000
  • The Tappers Gourd Later drop
    No. 09The Tappers GourdNGN 335,000
  • The Òbàrà Jug Later drop
    No. 10The Òbàrà JugNGN 425,000
  • The ìbẹ̀ta Plates Later drop
    No. 11The ìbẹ̀ta PlatesNGN 165,000
  • The Simple Plate Set Later drop
    No. 12The Simple Plate SetNGN 85,000

From the studio shelf

Our favourite things

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The Small Things
The Small ThingsA set of three pastry dishes.
Mani's Plate
Available 30 SeptCyn’s pick
Mani's PlateSomething for the cat.
The Lucky Clover Bowl
The Lucky Clover BowlYour luck is yours alone.
The Ìbejì Bowls
The Ìbejì BowlsThey come together. As twins do.

Our Schedule

Five firings.

Every design is made just 250 times — five drops of fifty, and then never again. When a drop sells out, the next opens for preorder.

  1. Drop I

    50 units, each design

    Selling now

    Shop the drop

  2. Drop II

    50 units, each design

    Opens when Drop I sells out

  3. Drop III

    50 units, each design

    Not yet fired

  4. Drop IV

    50 units, each design

    Not yet fired

  5. Drop V

    50 units, each design

    The last firing

250 pieces per design, then the design is retired

(Our House)

Three chapters. One written.

We are writing a house, one thing at a time.

  1. i Nkan AkokoCeramics What the hands and the mouth touch first. Available now
  2. ii The GroveRugs What the feet are given, underneath everything.
  3. iii Way of BeingBedding What closes over the body at the end of it.
The waitlist

Two more things are waking up.

Rugs tufted after a grove that went quiet. Bedding in five states of water. Tap Wake me on the one to warn you about. Or both?

Nothing picked yet. Tap Wake me on a chapter, or just leave your email and we'll write about both.

Want to know more?

Here's a bit about how we work

The Making
iThe MakingFrom a lump of clay to the piece on your table.See how they're made
About Us
iiAbout UsAfro-whimsical things for the home, made slowly and by hand.Read our manifesto
Customs
iiiCustomsSomething just for you.Find out more

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Drops and preorders open on Instagram first.

@inkan.home