Inchin Lee with pieces in his studio outside Seoul.Photo: Courtesy of Loewe, and Inchin Lee.A teapot by Takayuki Sakiyama.Photo: Courtesy of Loewe, and Jane Yang-DHaene.Displayed at Palazzo Citterio from April 7 to 13, the results range from a copper-and-cobalt piece by British Pritzker Prize winner Sir David Chipperfield to a glazed, roughly hewn work by Lebanese American artist Simone Fattal, complete with a woven-leather handle. The Korean American artist Jane Yang-DHaene, meanwhile, created a 43-inch-tall vessel wrapped in delicate clay strips reminiscent of a floweror frosted cake.A piece by Jane Yang-DHaene.Photo: Courtesy of Loewe, and Jane Yang-DHaene.Some talents took a conceptual approach, like Barcelona-based Laia Arqueros, who explains that as an artist coming from the world of illustration, a teapot can become a medium for telling stories. Her surrealistic, hand-built ceramic confection, in which sculpted faces decorate the lid and glazed-red tongues act as feet, reflects the ethos of her feminist practice. Others used the assignment to further perfect the typology. Take South Korean artist Inchin Lee, who has been making stoneware pots for 48 years. For Loewe, he opted to create a 10-piece service out of white porcelain fired in a wood kiln, with a handle wrapped in Korean hemp.I wanted to present a tea set that was more delicate and distinct from my usual work, Lee says of the group. Making a good teapot requires a lot of experience. Im still learning and refining my technique to this day. loewe.com Hannah MartinLaia Arqueros in her Barcelona studio with a teapot-in-progress for Loewe.Photos: Laia Arqueros.One to Watch: Art and science converge in Sofa Londoos richly glazed ceramic creationsPast the rare cacti and viridescent plant life at Sofa Londoos Los Angeles studio, saucer-size ceramic medallions hang from hooks on the wall. This is my glaze library, explains the artist, who, working out of a greenhouse-like space in Glassell Park, assembles such components into murals. On the back of each one Ive written the chemical formulas.