Ms. Motoko Yagi (やぎもとこ)is a young talented glass work artist from Hyogo prefecture of Japan. We have been introducing her Suigetsu series (Moon reflecting on water) at our store, and the new series called Hoshiakari (Starlight) joined our new product lineup! As for the Suigetsu series, please visit 水月 Suigetsu series for more information. The plate…
Month: April 2017
Stainless steel bamboo leaf shaped cutlery rest and paper knife from Tsubame city
Tsubame-Sanjyo area of Niigata prefecture has been well known for the manufacturing of high quality metal working products such as cutlery and knives. It seems that the history of metal working dates back to Muromachi period (1336 – 1573) in that area and they started making iron nails in Edo period. Tsubame city, then, branched out…