{"product_id":"product-434","title":"Lazuli × SUNLIFE Wave Chopsticks and Rests, Pair Gift Set — Seto","description":"\u003cp\u003e〜 Lazuli × SUNLIFE — Wave Chopsticks and Rests, Pair Gift Set 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo wave landscapes,\u003cbr\u003eborn of two different crafts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wave of \"Daybreak,\" stirring in deep lapis blue.\u003cbr\u003eThe wave of \"Crescent Moon,\" floating on soft white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two scenes Lazuli has long set into ceramics are gathered here as a paired gift of chopsticks and rests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeramic rests, and bamboo chopsticks.\u003cbr\u003eTwo materials and two techniques meeting through a single wave — that is where this collaboration began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e〜 From one wave, two crafts 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt started when a designer at the chopstick maker SUNLIFE happened upon a piece by Lazuli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wave stirring across the surface, worked in inlay, and the tone of the lapis glaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat scene became the idea: could this wave be expressed in the lacquer of a chopstick? And the making began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wave Lazuli draws in clay and glaze, SUNLIFE draws in bamboo and lacquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo crafts, different in material and in method, expressing the same wave through their own techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chopsticks that emerged from repeated prototypes were then paired with Lazuli's ceramic rests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo crafts that began from one wave became a single gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e〜 Daybreak and Crescent Moon — two wave landscapes 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Daybreak\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLazuli's signature series, conceived from the moment light first reaches a darkened surface of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wave stirring within deep lapis calls to mind daybreak light falling across still water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crescent Moon\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series in soft white, conceived from the moon quietly waxing and waning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe calm wave pattern floating in the white shows the still expression of water lit by moonlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blue of daybreak, and the white of the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two scenes are placed in one box, as though resting beside one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e〜 Sending someone \"may good waves come\" 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLazuli's wave pattern carries a wish:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay good waves come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is the hope set into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay the days ahead bring calm waves and waves that quicken the heart.\u003cbr\u003eAnd may each of them be savoured, one by one, as good days accumulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith that wish, two pairs of chopsticks and two rests are placed in a dedicated gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a wedding, a new home, an anniversary — for two people setting out on the days ahead together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe would be glad if you sent it into someone's new chapter, with the thought that good waves may come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e〜 The chopsticks and the rests, each by hand 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUNLIFE's chopsticks take their idea from Lazuli's wave pattern, expressed through bamboo and lacquer technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fine lines, overlapping as though flowing, answer the wave drawn in the ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rests are made one at a time at Lazuli's studio in Seto, Aichi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relief of a wave formed from clay is taken onto the surface, then worked with inlay — clay of another colour set into it — layer upon layer, until the wave takes on depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo two waves are the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe hope you enjoy the expression of each, born of different materials and different hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⸻\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduct details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChopsticks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* 2 pairs (Daybreak \/ Crescent Moon)\u003cbr\u003e* Length: approx. 23cm\u003cbr\u003e* Material: natural bamboo\u003cbr\u003e* Finish: acrylic urethane\u003cbr\u003e* Made in Japan\u003cbr\u003e* Dishwasher safe: yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChopstick rests\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* 2 pieces (Daybreak \/ Crescent Moon)\u003cbr\u003e* Size: approx. 5.1 × 2.6cm\u003cbr\u003e* Material: ceramic (Seto ware)\u003cbr\u003e* Made in Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in a dedicated gift box\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the character of handmade work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause each piece is made by hand, colour and the way the wave pattern appears differ from one to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the rests you may find variation in the depth of the glaze, unevenness of colour, crystal formation, black specks, pinholes, or grains of iron.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese too are the expression of each piece, born of the material and the hand that made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⸻\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraft Studio Lazuli — mizuki × SUNLIFE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moment of nature, set into a piece.\u003cbr\u003e〜 May good waves come 〜\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"mizuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666758525014,"sku":"434","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/0450c6ad-9ed8-4e79-bed4-b2cc52a14e5b_1787879959172.jpg?v=1787880451","url":"https:\/\/global.kyoto-nokaze.com\/products\/product-434","provider":"Kyoto nokaze Global","version":"1.0","type":"link"}