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Hikiyose

Wood & Bamboo
Craft Company
La Luz
ORIGIN
Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture
SIZE
W230 × H60mm
MATERIAL
Japanese cypress

A smooth vessel

“Kijibiki” is one of the traditional techniques in Hakone and Odawara. From pondering over the potentials of wood, and the desire to live with trees, “Hikiyose” was born. Although it is difficult to make thin wooden wares using traditional methods Hikiyose was able to achieve it. This is their masterpiece.

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