Contemporary Japanese porcelain brand reinterpreting Arita ware through collaborations with international designers.
1616 / arita japan reinterprets Arita ware for contemporary daily use by combining local porcelain craftsmanship with modern international design language. The brand keeps the thinness and strength of traditional Arita production while introducing simplified forms, modular proportions, and bold color applications across multiple designer-led lines. Its collections bridge Japanese material heritage and European design culture without losing utility.
Signature¥4,000 +tax
A core TY Standard bowl in white porcelain with clean circular geometry. The 200mm format works as an everyday serving bowl for soups, grain dishes, or shared sides.
Signature¥3,500 +tax
A refined TY Palace plate developed from hospitality use, balancing formal rim detailing with minimalist surface treatment. The grey glaze adds subtle depth to table settings.
Signature¥3,800 +tax
From Pierre Charpin's Outline line, this mug pairs soft cylindrical form with saturated color. Its 250ml volume and comfortable dimensions make it an everyday accent piece.
Signature¥4,700 +tax
A signature Colour Porcelain plate by Scholten & Baijings, combining precise circular form with soft pink tonality. It highlights the brand's mix of Japanese craft and European color sensibility.
¥7,000 +tax
A lidded Colour Porcelain container with a strong red finish and sculptural profile. It functions as tabletop storage while reinforcing the line's graphic, object-like character.
¥28,000 +tax
A large-format serving platter in deep blue from the S&B collection. The scale and finish position it as a statement centerpiece for shared dining and presentation.
Signature¥3,200 +tax
From the 1616/MANZ Contour collection, this tea cup reissues Richard Manz's enduring form with quiet proportions and tactile glazing. It extends the brand into contemporary Scandinavian-Japanese dialogue.
🇯🇵 JP · $10-$60
Hasami Porcelain blends 400 years of Japanese ceramic tradition with contemporary minimalism. Designed by Takuhiro Shinomoto, each piece embodies modularity and universality - stackable forms with uniform diameters inspired by traditional jubako and oryoki, creating tableware that suits all cuisine styles while celebrating the organic beauty of handcrafted imperfection.
🇯🇵 JP · $500-$5,000
Ariake bridges Japanese spiritual craftsmanship with Scandinavian material sensibility, creating furniture that utilizes the best of hand and machine. Founded by two factories in Morodomi, Saga prefecture, the brand embodies collaborative creation through intensive workshops where international designers and local craftsmen lived and worked together, resulting in pieces inspired by Japanese culture and urban living contexts.
🇯🇵 JP · $15-$80
KINTO creates thoughtful objects that bring comfort and inspiration to everyday life, embracing the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi and the concept of 'uninterfering design.' Each piece balances usability with aesthetic harmony, designed to blend seamlessly into living spaces while encouraging mindful moments.
🇫🇮 FI · $20-$500+
Iittala believes objects should be essential, beautiful, useful and democratically available to all. Founded on the principles of Alvar Aalto and Kaj Franck, the brand pushes the boundaries of glasswork while giving people beauty and function. With over 200 glass color shades developed across 140+ years, Iittala combines minimalism, functionality and proximity to nature in the Finnish design tradition.
🇯🇵 JP · $$
Hario embodies Shinzenbiraku, a Japanese philosophy combining cognitive truth, ethical goodness, aesthetic beauty, and ease of use. As the only heatproof glass manufacturer in Japan with their own factory, they merge laboratory precision with functional beauty, creating coffee equipment that is both scientifically rigorous and elegantly restrained.
🇩🇰 DK · $$
Raawii creates design with attitude, blending early 20th-century Cubism with Scandinavian simplicity. Founded on principles of 'modernism with heart,' the brand produces well-proportioned objects that challenge the status quo of design through curiosity, aiming to create enduring pieces with functional purpose and emotional resonance.