Looking for Japanese tableware that goes beyond the standard? Our Japanese Tableware collection brings a soft, earthy tranquility to your kitchen. The snowy hues of the Yukishino bowls, the pink Crane bowl with a crane motif, the subtle white Konahiki bowl. All handmade, with just that bit of unevenness that immediately shows no machine was involved.
Tableware That Suddenly Makes You Want To Cook Again
Place a Yukishino plate at your breakfast and it feels different. Calmer. Serve your dinner on the Konahiki bowl and the table immediately looks neat, without you having to do anything extra.
Invite friends over and set the table completely in a Japanese atmosphere. Making your own ramen, rolling sushi, a pot of rice that just works well: you don't have to be a kitchen expert, beautiful tableware already does half the work. And perhaps that's the best part: tableware that challenges you to cook something different than the umpteenth pasta dish.
That works both ways, by the way. You buy Japanese tableware because you like how it looks, and before you know it, you're searching online for a recipe for gyoza or oyakodon because the plate just calls for it. Tableware that takes you to a new dish, instead of the other way around.
On an ordinary Tuesday, it also works perfectly for your morning yogurt. Use a Yukishino bowl instead of a random bowl from the cupboard and that Tuesday already feels a little less standard.
Combine the pieces with what you already have from our kitchen collection, because a table full of exactly matching tableware is usually less interesting than a mix. Place the pink Crane bowl next to neutral tableware for a splash of color, or stack a few Yukishino pieces together for something calmer. Do you have open shelves in your kitchen, or a nice wall cabinet? Place some plates upright against each other. Tableware doesn't always have to stay in the cupboard.
Still wondering if Japanese tableware suits your style? The great thing is that it doesn't tie itself to one interior style. In a minimalist home, it looks calm and functional, in a warmer, busier interior, it adds that extra layer of texture. That's precisely why you can buy Japanese tableware from us in all sorts of shades and shapes, from very subtle to a real statement piece like the Crane bowl.
The Bowl for Your Matcha
Matcha is now seen everywhere: on the menu at a cafe, in a hotel, probably already in your own kitchen cupboard. The surrounding tableware often lags behind. A matcha from just any mug is fine, but a Wasabi bowl or small Yukishino bowl makes that one moment just a little more special.
Do you know someone who is crazy about matcha? Then a matcha set is a great gift. Nicer than another bag of powder, in any case, and it immediately feels like something you've thought about.
For the rest of your week, it works just as well: ramen in a deep bowl, sushi on a flat plate with space for soy sauce. Tableware that perfectly matches what's on the table these days.
Matcha may seem like a modern trend, but it's been around longer than TikTok. Green tea has been drunk in Japan since the twelfth century and later found a permanent place within the Japanese tea ceremony. A trend with over eight hundred years of experience, then.
Handmade, and Therefore Never Exactly the Same
Each piece is shaped and glazed by hand. This results in slight color differences between pieces from the same line, no two are exactly the same. In Japan, they call that wabi-sabi: finding beauty in what is not perfectly uniform. A factory mold makes such differences impossible.
Is handmade Japanese tableware dishwasher safe? Yes. The glazing process makes the tableware resistant to dishwashers and microwaves, even though each piece is handmade.
Why do bowls from the same line sometimes differ slightly? Because each piece is shaped and glazed separately. Small color or shape differences are not a flaw, but proof that a human has worked on it.
What can I use this tableware for? Everything, actually. A bowl for your yogurt or muesli, a plate for your toast or dinner, a serving dish for pasta or salad. It's not just for sushi or ramen; this tableware works just as well for your daily meals.
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Start with one bowl or a set of plates, and expand gradually when it suits you. Combine with pieces from our Japandi collection for the same tranquility throughout your interior, place candle holders on the table for an evening with more atmosphere, or mix with our Portuguese ceramic collection for different artisanal textures side by side.
View the full Japanese Tableware collection above and see which pieces suit your table.
