“Interior Cachet: Quirky antique shops to contemporary design galleries: Chariots on Fire — “This decorative arts store specializes in functional pieces, most of which are unavailable anywhere else in the city”
— Louis Vuitton City Guide: Los Angeles
“Prettiest Plants and Pots You've Ever Seen - “A year and a half ago, we brought news of an exhibition at Chariots on Fire, a tiny shop in LA, that blew our minds. Called A Tale of Plant & Pot, it was a collaboration between a Japanese plant whisperer we had never heard of, named Kohei Oda, and a longtime Sight Unseen favorite, the ceramicist Adam Silverman.”
— SightUnseen
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11.24.23 - Evan Kinori Notes: In early November, we hosted an exhibition presented by Ritsuko Yagi (Chariots on Fire) featuring one-of-a-kind ceramics by Tenshin Juba (Kobe, Japan) along with a tea experience in the upstairs space by Makiko Fujikawa (Urasenke Foundation SF)….
11.2021 - Galerie Magazine - Christopher Farr Debuts Artful Collection of Rugs with Makoto Kagoshima and Chariots on Fire. One-of-a-kind rugs translate the ceramic artist's playful botanical prints into painterly floor coverings made from hand-knotted, hand-spun Afghan wool.
12.2020 - Hollywood reporter - Shop local for the holidays at these independent boutiques across Los Angeles; Chariots on Fire, the art gallery and design store on Venice's Abbot Kinney Boulevard, is where Japanese ceramicist Makoto Kagoshima was first introduced in the United States. Alongside the rotating exhibitions, art director Ritsuko Yagi curates a gift shop of artists’ creations. This holiday season she recommends alchemist-potter Tenshin Juba’s organic material bowls.
08.2019 - Dear Magazin - CALIFORNIA MODERNISM IN L.A.: Stahl House, Casa Perfect, Eames House, Chariots on Fire, Hollyhock House.
07.2019 - Architectural Digest - Ceramic Artist Makoto Kagoshima Crafts Intricate Earthenware Plates… on display at Chariots on Fire this Summer.
06.2019 - LA Times - Home & Garden: Browsing: Shopping for a perfectly Imperfect Soiree
11.2018 - Louis Vuitton City Guide - Interior Cachet:Quirky antique shops to contemporary design galleries: Chariots on Fire - “This decorative arts store specializes in functional pieces, most of which are unavailable anywhere else in the city”
07.2015 - SightUnseen - Prettiest Plants and Pots You've Ever Seen - “A year and a half ago, we brought news of an exhibition at Chariots on Fire, a tiny shop in LA, that blew our minds. Called A Tale of Plant & Pot, it was a collaboration between a Japanese plant whisperer we had never heard of, named Kohei Oda, and a longtime Sight Unseen favorite, the ceramicist Adam Silverman.”
07.2015 - Prodism - LA Rising - Scene of Store 05 Chariots on Fire
06.2015 - Remodelista - Summery Ceramics from an Avid Gardner - Makoto Kagoshima at Chariots on Fire
10.2014 - BRUTUS - October issue no 787: Brutuscope / Art: A Tale of Plant & Pot Kyoto
10.2014 - Elle Decor Japan - October Issue: Fashion x Design - Elle Decor News: Kyoto | Paris | Berlin
09.2014 - HitsPaper - A Tale of Plant & Pot in Kyoto
07.2014 - Warp - 8/9 Issue: Southern California Fever - A Tale of Plant & Pot / Adam Silverman
05.2014 - Elle Decor Japan - June Issue: Living with Green - A Tale of Plant & Pot at Chariots on Fire
05.2014 - The New York Times - The Artistry of Plants & Pots - “Mutant cacti in pots with unconventional, often imperfect, glazes. Sounds strange? Strangely beautiful is more like it.”
04.2014 - The Radder - Kohei Oda x Adam Silverman at Chariots on Fire
04.2014 - SightUnseen - Saturday Selects - Exhibitions: A Tale of Plant & Pot
04.2014 - Architectural Digest - Exquisite Plants and Pottery on View at LA Boutique Chariots on Fire
08.2013 - Remodelista - Summery Ceramics from an Avid Gardner - Makoto Kagoshima at Chariots on Fire
02.2012 - HUGE Magazine (Japan) - Survival Through Design: Travel to Deep West Coast - Chariots on Fire
