general store goods

[fun_yunchables]

i don't recall having a catchall thread for the designed goods that one typically finds in many boutiques. I'd really like to see what everyone finds super interesting!

Here's a couple to get started:

twemco flip clock:


golda pyramid soap:


cast iron/raw brass/brass paperweights (iemono)


kaikado tea canisters

[fun_yunchables]

heath ceramics. pretty well known already, but i really, really like their demitasse design. i seriously like tab handles though...


kat and roger ceramic. if i recall correctly, the two used to work for heath ceramics before kat and roger became an independent studio


takayoshi narita cast iron fry pan


mami hasegawa hammered silver plate - i'm personally a big fan of hammered metal surfaces

[fun_yunchables]

kiso lifestyle labo - hinoki bath mat (ps hinoki has such a pleasant smell (─‿‿─) )


azmaya - rice bin - made from kiri wood without any fasteners (ie no nails, no screws)


iga mono - donabe pot - iga ceramic which is a type of ceramic that heats very slowly (conversely, it also releases heat very slowly, which is good for stewing and simmering). if you've never had a donabe style pot, it's such a great cooking utensil. simmered vegetables, yum yum


tomnuk design - maple french rolling pin - ps on a side tangent i personally prefer the french pin style vs the standard rolling pin. you don't realize how cumbersome standard pins are until you roll out dumpling skins using one D:

[fun_yunchables]

yuup. my three fav stores for design goods in order are tortoise general store, canoe, and nalata nalata!

aji stone vase - aji stone is also known as diamond granite, and it rarely loses it's shine as far as i'm aware


yoshio tsuji - tea strainer - yoshio tsuji makes these copper net structures (also does things other than tea strainers!). if you're in LA at the right time, he teaches a workshop in copper weaving (and one in copper hammering) at Tortoise General Store!


allex - letter opener - super simple, but i like the very organic lines


collective of craftsmen - hammered copper tumbler - hammered metal surfaces!! made by craftsmen in austin, texas and santa clara del cobre, mexico

[fun_yunchables]

planter/pot edition!

architectural pottery







group partner






gainey (now defunct, but you can find them on the 2nd hand market alright)

[fun_yunchables]

james paulius - architecture block toys


hironao tsubi - magnetic tacks (this is so simple but so smart. good design)


menu design - a sweeper that doubles as a funnel

[trichomatic]

from a local store that stocks lots of japanese stuff
kumamoto woodworks - toys



dairoku woodwork - fork set


oak village - mug


miyama ceramic - bowls

[bels]

I always thought I'd be the person to make the most bourgeois thread on care tags. Or maybe Stappard or Pirx. But you've outdone us all yunchables.

[fun_yunchables]

keep trying my dude, i believe in u. don't let all that hard work and effort go to waste, positive viiibes

[Ques]

i just realized canoe was in portland so i checked it out yesterday. my favorite was the titanium double wall cups, made in tsubame, japan. they're absolutely gorgeous in person, shimmering and glittering when the light hits them





i also really loved their book darts and bought a set. i think they'd make a nice gift



so much better than dog-earing pages, which never actually seems to work and looks ugly.

[mooncorp]

some fun things to put your plants in

two trees botanicals:


hello happy plants:





luv these so much, probably will nab one of the last two at some point (smiling))

[ramseames]

Is this the first time someone has posted something related to la croix on care-tags.org

edit: u saying u don't like an ice cold pamplemousse on a hot day

[fun_yunchables]

been meaning on posting more here. i went to a lot of general stores in japan. good things!

nakamura doki (copperware) / 中村銅器
a cool , thin copper sheet pan. the handle is hinoki wood


akihiro woodworks (?) / アキヒロ ウッドワークス
hand carved wooden cups! wow. amazing texture. the staff attendant explained to me it's all carved by one family, haha


hippopotamus / ヒポポタマス
i felt this towel and it is suuuper luxurious. also apparently it's the same type daisuke obana uses (from n.hoolywood).


takahiro / タカヒロ
pretty sure i've gushed over this a million times in the coffee thread already, but no joke this thing is the mclaren of coffee kettles

[oucho]

blow away vase by front

[blanket]

i made some little objects over the holidays :-0
they are about 2-4 inches tall

sorry, the photo is quite processed. i forgot to take a pic in nice lighting before i started giving them away
two are with my grandparents, one is with a friend on exchange, and one is in the living room of the sharehouse I just moved out of. the last is somewhere in my boxes. I haven't unpacked yet. I think I'll put the last one on our kitchen windowsill.

I hope i have time this semester to make more!