The cargo of warmth, delivered by the cage of the Golgi.
In every living cell, a microscopic cage of Sec13/31 proteins folds around precious cargo, ferries it from endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi, and disassembles. This is anterograde transport — the directed motion of what matters most.
COP II is its tribute, scaled to the hand. A vesicle for the world above the cell, where warmth is the cargo, the cup is the cage, and the Golgi is the table at which you sit.
What lives in glass and porcelain in the laboratory, lives in heritage materials here. The science is not aesthetic. The science is architecture.
At the heart of every COP II vesicle: a cuboctahedral lattice of Sec13 and Sec31 proteins, self-assembled around cargo. Twelve vertices. Twenty-four edges. Eight triangular faces, six square. The geometry of directed delivery.
Vertex · Edge · Face · Cargo
Porcelain thrown in Arita. Copper etched in Lusaka. Sashiko stitched in Aomori. Three continents, one vesicle.
The components converge at the TÉMAK atelier in Cape Town. Each vessel is hand-assembled by a single artisan, signed inside the base.
Polished, calibrated, sealed. NFC-authenticated for Reserve. Boxed in walnut and ivory. Shipped with a provenance letter.
Two Reserve pieces. Three hundred vessels, total, across the world. Each hand-numbered, NFC-authenticated, and shipped with a hand-signed provenance letter.
Obsidian-glazed Arita porcelain inner. Hand-applied gold leaf cage etching. Titanium hex frame. Sapphire crystal lid window with anti-reflective coating.
Imperial vermilion-glazed Limoges porcelain. Vermeil-plated copper cage. Brick-red sashiko cotton wrap, hand-dyed in Tokushima. Walnut presentation case.
"Rare-lot single origin. Obsidian deserves origin."
Explore the blend →COP II Reserve is not sold online. A concierge will contact you to arrange a private viewing, in person or remote, before any commitment.
