Welcome to Chariots on Fire in the Press—a chronicle of our media footprint across art, design, and culture. Established in 2006 in Venice, California, our gallery-store has earned features in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, T Magazine, Galerie, BRUTUS, GOOP, Sight Unseen, and the Louis Vuitton City Guide.

Explore selected editorial highlights, interviews with founder Ritsuko Yagi, and reviews of site-specific exhibitions featuring artists like Makoto Kagoshima and Tenshin Juba. From collectible ceramics and fine jewelry to immersive design installations, our press coverage reflects two decades of anchoring object culture and curated retail in Los Angeles.

“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) . . . 11.24.23

Evan Kinori Notes:

— EVAN KINORI
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“Shop local for the holidays… 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.”

— Hollywood Reporter

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“It was a really lovely surprise, meeting Chris in Los Angeles,” says Yagi. “When I was at art school at Central Saint Martins in London, I used to walk by his gallery in Notting Hill and admire the rugs.” . . .”

— HENRY MAGAZINE

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“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.”

— Galerie Magazine

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“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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“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”

— Architectural Digest

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“Ceramic Artist Makoto Kagoshima Crafts Intricate Earthenware Plates… on display at Chariots on Fire”

— Louis Vuitton City Guide

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“The Artistry of Plants & Pots - “Mutant cacti in pots with unconventional, often imperfect, glazes. Sounds strange? Strangely beautiful is more like it.”

— The New York Times

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“California-based select shop 'Chariots on Fire' launched 'Makoto Kagoshima Ceramics,' a book compiling the works of ceramic artist Makoto Kagoshima, ... at Morioka Shoten Ginza store.”

— FASHION HEADLINE | JAPAN

Chariots on Fire Press | Coverage in Art, Design and Culture

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