Hong Seong-il New Stuff

[bintuborg]

Hi!

I just wanted to show you guys that Hong Seong-il has new stuff on his site~
Isn't it pretty?? LINK

Regards,
Bintuborg

[Frisbeehead]

Thanks for the heads up!

Wow, those shibos... Is there any way to translate the page to english?

[bintuborg]

Nope. Most of the text is trapped in image files. I can only sort of navigate around cause I took a year of Korean.

[Frisbeehead]

Man so I really want to order one of those Seong-il hohins for Christmas/my birthday, but I can't read anything. Even using a translator, it doesn't seem like they ship outside of Korea. I just sent them an email, hope I hear back from them.

EDIT: Ha! Nevermind I located a post on the forum that details how to make a purchase as a foreigner.

[bintuborg]

Yeah I have ordered from them before, it is totally possible. They even gave me a tiny free cup as "service." : D

Also check out their index page. It has the "purchase guide for foreigners"
index page

Also, there is a way to tell if something is sold out. See picture. In the dropdown menu, which isnt available for all their stuff, if you see something in parenthesis that matches those characters, it is sold out. So in the below example, No 2 is sold out.

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Also, they have an instagram. instagram

[Frisbeehead]

Yeah I have ordered from them before, it is totally possible. They even gave me a tiny free cup as "service." : D

Also check out their index page. It has the "purchase guide for foreigners"
index page

Also, there is a way to tell if something is sold out. See picture. In the dropdown menu, which isnt available for all their stuff, if you see something in parenthesis that matches those characters, it is sold out. So in the below example, No 2 is sold out.

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Also, they have an instagram. instagram

Thanks! Yeah I found that link and sent them an email about it. I hope the hohin doesn't sell before they reply

Actually, the white ones are really cool too so I'd probably just get one of those. Or get one of Hong Seong-il's teapots from Tead.

[Tead Off]

Yeah I have ordered from them before, it is totally possible. They even gave me a tiny free cup as "service." : D

Also check out their index page. It has the "purchase guide for foreigners"
index page

Also, there is a way to tell if something is sold out. See picture. In the dropdown menu, which isnt available for all their stuff, if you see something in parenthesis that matches those characters, it is sold out. So in the below example, No 2 is sold out.

blah.jpg

Also, they have an instagram. instagram

Thanks! Yeah I found that link and sent them an email about it. I hope the hohin doesn't sell before they reply

Actually, the white ones are really cool too so I'd probably just get one of those. Or get one of Hong Seong-il's teapots from Tead.

Yes, you can order through the cone9 site. The items that are listed there are not the same as the ones I put up for sale here

[Frisbeehead]

Yeah I have ordered from them before, it is totally possible. They even gave me a tiny free cup as "service." : D

Also check out their index page. It has the "purchase guide for foreigners"
index page

Also, there is a way to tell if something is sold out. See picture. In the dropdown menu, which isnt available for all their stuff, if you see something in parenthesis that matches those characters, it is sold out. So in the below example, No 2 is sold out.

blah.jpg

Also, they have an instagram. instagram

Thanks! Yeah I found that link and sent them an email about it. I hope the hohin doesn't sell before they reply

Actually, the white ones are really cool too so I'd probably just get one of those. Or get one of Hong Seong-il's teapots from Tead.

Yes, you can order through the cone9 site. The items that are listed there are not the same as the ones I put up for sale here

Oh yes, I am familiar. I've browsed through your collection more than a few times I really like the glazed teapots by Kim Eung Chul and the one from Hong Seong-il.

[bintuborg]

...Did you manage to snag the teaware you wanted? Pics!

[Frisbeehead]

...Did you manage to snag the teaware you wanted? Pics!

Indeed

I got the red and white hohin. Tracking says it is at the Seoul international post office now. Excited to see it in person.

[bintuborg]

Good choice. I like the colors. I just tried to use my mediocre Korean skills to type / translate the first paragraph description. This is what I got:

Original Korean:
단심 시보리다시.
진사유의 아름다운 붉은 빛 과 광택이 돋보이는 시보리다시.
개완 보다 조금 더 편하게 사용할수있심니다.
차근차근 다듬은 손길이 다정하게 남아 있어요.

Google Translate:
Single-core sibori again.
Jean reason red light and beautiful polished shine sibori again.
You can use a little more comfortable than itsim gaewan.
The hand hewn by step by step I'm still fondly.

My version:
Single Shiboridashi
??? beautiful red light and shine shiboridashi.
It is a bit more comfortable to use than a gaiwan.
I am fond of the slash cut pattern.

....yes.