Every Butter Knife - Crafted By Yamazaki Metal Industry Mug Binsai kiln forms and fires

Binsai kiln forms and fires each bowl by hand in Japan

It is the kind of piece that works on any table and improves with repeated use

Chojuro Kiln works in Nagasaki

settled blue

The celadon-tinged glaze on this mug has the quiet depth that only firing can produce — cool in shadow

Every Butter Knife - Crafted By Yamazaki Metal Industry Mug Binsai kiln forms and firesA butter knife made in Japan, where precision in metalwork is a matter of craft tradition rather than industry standard. The blade is shaped, the handle balanced, the finish clean a simple tool made correctly. Yamazaki Metal Industry works in Niigata, Japan, making each piece by hand at a pace that allows every object to receive full attention. The craft tradition behind this work is regional and long established a way of making that the area has