Benoit Maire: The Neko Collection

Japanese Craft and Aesthetics Shape Benoît Maire’s Neko Collection Debuting at Valerie Goodman Gallery. When Benoît Maire first encountered Japanese aesthetics — and the culture’s deep affection for cats—he was immediately struck by the animal’s intuitive relationship to space. A visit to the Kyoto studio of legendary potter Kanjiro Kawai proved formative , as Maire observed the way a cat (Neko in Japanese) moved freely through the workshop.