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London, GB
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About SoShiro

SoShiro is a pioneering art, craft and design gallery based in Marylebone, London. Creative Director Shiro Muchiri works with galleries and artists with a global outlook, reinvigorating traditional crafts and giving voice to artists and creatives from diverse backgrounds. The gallery has showcased work by artists including Chris Day, Ini Archibong, Alexandre Arrechea, Satta Matturi and Colin McMaster to name a few, and continues to break ground on purpose-driven shows and collaborations. In house collections produced with artisans from communities in Africa, Italy and ...Read More

SoShiro

Established in 20191stDibs seller since 2021

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Featured Pieces

Contemporary Matte Lacquer Dining Table in Green, for SoShiro by Interni
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
The Townhaus green contemporary table for SoShiro by Interni Design Studio makes for an eye-catching sculptural centerpiece for any dining room as w...
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2010s British Dining Room Tables

Materials

Natural Fiber, Lacquer

Contemporary Matte Lacquer Dining Table in Green, for SoShiro by Interni

Contemporary Matte Lacquer Dining Table in Green, for SoShiro by Interni

Contemporary porcelain tea service from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
An all-in-one white porcelain service ware set from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri...
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2010s Italian International Style Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary porcelain tea service from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Contemporary porcelain tea service from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Bento inspired ceramic serving platter from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
The Bento serving platter with two chopstick stands from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, is a sophisticated and artistic take on the sectional bento. The moveable ceramic rod can be removed to create a serving dish for any type of food. The chopstick rests make great supports for serving utensils. This ceramic piece is cast and hand-finished in the Veneto region of Italy, renowned for its rich heritage in ceramics. On the white glazed ceramic is a Blakiston’s fish owl...
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2010s Italian International Style Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Bento inspired ceramic serving platter from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Bento inspired ceramic serving platter from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Honey and sugar canister jar set in ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
The ceramic canister jars with lids from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, are generously sized and can be used ...
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2010s Italian International Style Ceramics

Materials

Kaolin, Clay, Ceramic

Honey and sugar canister jar set in ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Honey and sugar canister jar set in ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Contemporary vase in white ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
This ceramic table vase from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, has an organic incorporated handle for an easy gr...
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2010s Italian International Style Ceramics

Materials

Kaolin, Clay, Ceramic

Contemporary vase in white ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Contemporary vase in white ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Matcha bowl in ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
The matcha bowl from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, is the perfect ceramic tea war...
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2010s Italian International Style Ceramics

Materials

Kaolin, Clay, Ceramic

Matcha bowl in ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Matcha bowl in ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Vertical garden of ceramic and turtledove grey wood from SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
The Herbal Wardrobe cart from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, was initially imagined with troughs designed to house an arrangement of various sized potted herb plants, to achieve a visual and aromatic effect that evokes the restorative experience of walking through an herb garden. This versatile storage unit is not only a vertical garden planter, but also can serve as a bar, or a decorative shelf unit in any room. This ceramic, beech wood with a turtle grey finish, and small locking wheels cart features three-tiered shelves cast and hand-finished in the Veneto region of Italy, renowned for its rich heritage in ceramics. On the white porcelain is a Blakiston’s fish owl...
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2010s Italian International Style Ceramics

Materials

Beech, Ceramic

Vertical garden of ceramic and turtledove grey wood from SoShiro Ainu collection

Vertical garden of ceramic and turtledove grey wood from SoShiro Ainu collection

Hand embroidered linen table runner from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
This hand-embroidered linen table runner from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, consists of three separate pieces, so it can be buttoned up to form an extra-long runner for larger table settings. It is made from a medium-weight linen, with a 400-gram-per-square-meter thread count, to ensure the runner remains weighted to the desired position on the table. The Blakiston’s fish owl...
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2010s Japanese International Style Textiles

Materials

Linen, Natural Fiber

Hand embroidered linen table runner from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Hand embroidered linen table runner from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Hand embroidered linen napkins from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
This set of two hand-embroidered linen napkins from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, is made with the softest linen and features playful pockets for a creative place setting of cutlery. These highly ornate and decorative napkins enrich any table setting. The Blakiston’s fish owl...
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2010s Japanese International Style Textiles

Materials

Linen, Natural Fiber

Hand embroidered linen napkins from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Hand embroidered linen napkins from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Hand embroidered linen apron from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
This hand-embroidered linen apron from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, took design cues from leading chefs, resulting in the addition of clever loops and pockets. The apron, partly inspired by the structure of a kimono, is made of absorbent linen, with a 400-gram-per-square-meter thread count. The Blakiston’s fish owl eyes motif was designed by celebrated Ainu artist Mamoru Kaizawa. It is hand embroidered using 100% silk, and its placement is reminiscent of a kimono obi...
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2010s Japanese International Style Textiles

Materials

Linen, Natural Fiber

Hand embroidered linen apron from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Hand embroidered linen apron from the SoShiro Ainu collection

Wooden charger plate serving tray of beech wood from the SoShiro Pok collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
This SoShiro Pok collection piece is a perfectly round wooden charger plate or table centrepiece carved from one solid piece of beech wood and embedded with hand-placed glass pearl bead ornamentation. The Pok collection celebrates the artistry of hand-crafted beadwork made by the Pokot women in Northwest Kenya. Influenced by the hand-carved African gourd...
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2010s Kenyan International Style Dinner Plates

Materials

Beech, Beads, Hardwood

Wooden charger plate serving tray of beech wood from the SoShiro Pok collection

Wooden charger plate serving tray of beech wood from the SoShiro Pok collection

Contemporary bowl and dice from the Alexandre Arrechea SoShiro collaboration
By Alexandre Arrechea, SoShiro
Located in London, GB
Known as the O-bowl, this contemporary 3D printed satin black PA12 Nylon bowl decorated with dice is a great decorative bowl and centrepiece that can also be used as a gaming tray. This intricate object of unique design by Alexandre Arrechea was created during the Layers project, a collaboration with SoShiro gallery. This piece is one of the four objects in the 3D printed Estadios series (Solitario, Snooker Triangle, X-Tray, and O-Bowl) inspired by the playful themes of the Layers collection. There is a distinct relation to the urban social nightlife of Havana, with the inclusion of existing and relatable elements, such as the snooker ball...
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2010s Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Nylon

Contemporary bowl and dice from the Alexandre Arrechea SoShiro collaboration

Contemporary bowl and dice from the Alexandre Arrechea SoShiro collaboration

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More About SoShiro

Our gallery space at 23 Welbeck Street.

The SoShiro Collection shop on the gallery's ground floor.

Our Butler, from the Pok Collection, and artworks by Alexandre Arrechea shown at SoShiro gallery.

Our Butler, from the Pok Collection, and artworks by Alexandre Arrechea shown at SoShiro gallery.

A detail from SoShiro's "Welding Cultures: For the Love of Diversity" Exhibition (2021). Artworks by Chris Day and Pitshou Botulu Mbuli on the gallery's first floor.

A detail from SoShiro's "Ainu" Exhibition as part of London Craft Week (2020). All Ainu Collection works shown on the gallery's first floor.

A detail from SoShiro's "Ainu" Exhibition as part of London Craft Week (2020). All Ainu Collection works shown on the gallery's first floor.

A detail from SoShiro's "Welding Cultures: For the Love of Diversity" Exhibition (2021). Works from SoShiro's Pok Collection, Frances Pinnock, and Priscilla Purcell.

A detail from SoShiro's "Welding Cultures: For the Love of Diversity" Exhibition (2021). Works from SoShiro's Pok Collection, Frances Pinnock, and Priscilla Purcell.

Shiro Muchiri, Creative Director and Founder of SoShiro.

Featured Creators
SoShiroAlexandre ArrecheaToru Kaizawa