Sugahara Glassworks was founded in 1932. The company was started by Kazuma Sugahara, a glass craftsman, in Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo, to produce glass products on a made-to-order basis. They later relocated to Kujukuri in eastern Chiba Prefecture, and established the Sugahara Glassworks workshop near the shallow sandy beach there, where the blue of the endless sea and sky spread out, and shifted the focus of their business from manufacturing made-to-order products to the planning, manufacturing, and sale of self-developed goods. Soon after, “Coffee Jelly,” a container for coffee jelly, became popular and was adopted in coffee shops all over Japan. The fact that many people are using the products that the company created through trial and error fostered the spirit of “craftsmanship to embrace daily life,” which can be said to be the core spirit of Sugahara Glassworks. The company is currently headed by Yusuke Sugahara, the third generation descendent of the company founder, and operates under the corporate philosophy of “aiming for the simple happiness of all people involved with our products, from the creator to the user.” Yusuke says, “While our goal is to bring joy to the user, this can only be achieved if everyone involved is happy, including the craftspeople who make the products and the employees of the stores that deliver them.” The world of craftsmanship, in particular, is naturally demanding, but “the best thing is for the makers to enjoy themselves while honing their skills, making good products, and making the customers, who are the users of the products, happy.”
