Born in Japan, Nobuhito Nishigawara’s family name translates to West River Field which is the namesake for his line of handmade stoneware, WRF Lab. Fusing Japanese artisan traditions with his work as a contemporary artist, each piece is handcrafted in his Southern California studio. Subtle variations in form and finish are intrinsic qualities of the handmade nature of these special pieces. These shapely pitchers have a flared base for stability and a large, easy-to-grasp handle. Use them for serving water, wine, sangria, or iced tea. Dishwasher safe. Holds .75 liters, equivalent to two bottles of wine.

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Wrf Lab Stoneware Pitcher

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Pitchers & Jugs

Both beautiful and useful, this all-metal mister from British brand Haws helps to increase the humidity around indoor plants for the optimum healthy environment. Ideal for succulents, bonsai, orchids, and all other indoor plants. The easy press plunger dispenses an ultra-fine mist spray. Brass will develop a rich patina over time. 10 oz. capacity.

Haws Plant Mister

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Plants

David Mellor is a designer and metalsmith most famous for his flatware designs, produced and immaculately hand finished in Sheffield, England, for more than half a century. His son, Corin Mellor, serves as Creative Director of his father's company and is a product designer in his own right. These sculptural, hand turned European beech wood grinders feature a best-in-the-industry adjustable ceramic grind mechanism that is effective for both salt and pepper. Available in natural or black, they have a durable lacquer finish.

David Mellor Salt Or Pepper Mill

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Tabletop & Dining

British designers Barber & Osgerby created this new range of lighting which draws on the heritage of Japanese lantern-making. The Hotaru range represents the perfect unison of traditional craft and a modern yet timeless aesthetic. Named after the Japanese word for ‘firefly’, the collection is manufactured by Ozeki & Co., a celebrated Japanese company dedicated to making paper lanterns since 1891. Ozeki have previously collaborated with numerous designers and artists, including working with Isamu Noguchi on the production of his iconic Akari light sculptures. The Hotaru range is constructed entirely by hand using traditional techniques and materials, with translucent Mulberry bark washi paper stretched over a bamboo form. Each lantern comes with a 6’ black cloth cord and matte black ceiling mount. Accommodates standard E27 type bulbs. Display them singly for a simple statement or hang them in mixed groups for a striking effect.
Group image (left to right): Buoy Large, Small Double Bubble, Small Buoy, Large Double Bubble.

Hotaru Pendant Lanterns

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Pendant Lights

Displaying the calm and clarity characteristic of Japanese design, this wall clock features a dark face or white that contrasts handsomely with its natural bentwood housing. The classic typeface used for the face is easy to read and timeless. Runs on one AA battery (included) with sweeping and silent second hand. Made in Japan.

Toki Wall Clock

Wall Clocks

A must for the wine enthusiast (and really, who isn't?), this ingenious Danish design combines four functions into a single product. Slip it into the neck of the wine bottle and pour: the wine is aerated and filtered as it flows through 32 stainless steel aeration vents. The pourer itself ensures no-drip serving, while the stopper seals up the bottle for later enjoyment. The black rubber and stainless steel construction make the Wine Finer both durable and easy to clean, the slim form is easy to store. Hand wash only.

Wine Finer

Kitchen & Dining

Developed by expert perfumers, in the capital of perfume, Grasse, France, Bon Parfumeur is a collection of modern scents that can be work singly or layered with one another. Affordably priced, they encourage the wearer to develop a "wardrobe" of fragrances for each season of the year. Each fragrance is named by the leading three scent notes along with the olfactive family of the perfume. Made in France. 1 oz.
001: Unisex cologne of orange blossom, petit grain, bergamot. Fresh & energizing.
101: Floral perfume of rose, sweet pea, patchouli. Carnal yet delicate.
601: Woody perfume of vetiver, cedar, bergamot. Fresh & sensual.
602: Woody perfume of pepper, cedar, patchouli. Fresh & spicy.
701: Aromatic perfume of eucalyptus, amber, soft wood. Relaxing & warm.
801: Citrus perfume of sea spray, cedar, grapefruit. Refreshing yet warm.
901: Oriental perfume of nutmeg, almond, patchouli. Sensual for the nighttime.
902: Special perfume of blonde tobacco, soft vanilla, and armagnac brandy. Warm and spicy.

Bon Parfumeur Eau De Parfum

Perfume

This incense holder set was created by a 100-year old company that is located in Takaoka City, the historical capital of Japanese copper and brass metalworking. Carefully hand cast and finished with refined traditional techniques, the brass will darken and mellow over time and with use. The set consists of three parts, a spherical ball holder for stick incense, a small platform for brick or cone incense, and a larger dish to capture the ashes of either kind.

Brass Incense Holder Set

Incense Holders

Viennese designer Walter Bosse first started producing this zoo of animal miniatures in the late 1940s, and they quickly became popular throughout Europe. Today they have been reintroduced in accurate detail as a fully licensed product. The designer's approach is at once playful, minimal, and modern: the expressiveness of each piece relies on the play between the dark oxidized and bright polished surface—a technique for which Bosse was widely admired for. Made of solid brass in Austria.

Bosse Miniatures

Home Decor

Legendary Audio Designer Henry Kloss emerged from retirement and drew upon a career of developing audio products to create the Tivoli Model One, a contemporary classic. Reflecting the designer's passion for fine audio, simplicity, and good value, the Model One utilizes the latest in in audio technology to deliver superb sound in a simple and timeless form. The Bluetooth feature allows you to wirelessly connect to your smart phone, and other electronics with Bluetooth capability. Note to skeptics who balk at the Model One's modest size: just turn it on and listen.

Tivoli Model One Bluetooth

Every computer keyboard is a veritable maze of cracks and crevices, ideal for trapping dust, or for those who can't stop working even to eat, crumbs. This little brush from Japan will keep your keyboard tidy, with soft synthetic long bristles that reach down deep. Made from beech wood, it tucks easily into your desk drawer, ready when you need it.

Keyboard Brush

Home & Furniture

Machined in California from solid brass, this hefty match striker and holder is a handsome addition to any hearth. The cylindrical form features a knurled surface treatment for easy striking and lighting. Each match strike visibly marks the surface, creating an interesting patina over time. For use with "Strike Anywhere" matches only (not included).

Brass Match Scratcher

David Mellor is a designer and metalsmith most famous for his cutlery designs, produced and immaculately hand finished in Sheffield, England, for more than half a century. His son, Corin Mellor, serves as Creative Director of his father's company and is a product designer in his own right. This distinctive range of knives feature black acetal resin handles with full length tangs and an internal backweight that provides exceptional balance. The high carbon stainless steel blades are hot drop forged and then ice hardened to minus 112 degrees, which stabilizes the metallurgical structure of the steel, for an extremely hard and durable blade. These beautiful knife sets will provide a lifetime of service. Set includes a 4" serrated Paring knife, a 4 3/4" serrated Vegetable knife, a 5 1/2" Chopping knife and a 8 2/3" Bread knife presented in a wooden storage box.

David Mellor Kitchen Knife Specialist Set

Simple geometry and the concept of modularity is the basis for this porcelain dinnerware made in Japan. Rather than following prescribed forms and functions (dinner plate, soup bowl, etc.) the collection consists of plates and bowls of various sizes that can be used interchangeably for both eating and serving. Glaze options round out the collection with matte Black, glossy Grey, and Natural options. Natural has a pleasing, variable color and texture that recalls soft sand. The porcelain plates and solid wooden trays double as lids or coasters. Hasami Porcelain is from the historical town of Hasami in the Nagasaki prefecture of Japan and is made of a proprietary mixture of crushed stone from Amakusa traditionally used in this region for over 400 years. Due to the organic nature of making this type of porcelainware, color variation is normal and is caused by the uncontrollable chemical reaction between the glaze and raw materials during the extreme firing process. These changes in color and texture make each piece is one-of-a-kind and give Hasami Porcelain its special character. Dishwasher and microwave safe.

Hasami Porcelain - Serving Bowl 7"

Handmade in Sweden, this glockenspiel is hand tuned in C-major, allowing for the maximum level of tone mixing in any combination. The sound itself is warm and full, the result of the solid brass keys and finely sanded untreated birch wood construction. The keys are finished in natural beeswax to highlight the inherent qualities of the material and allow for easy maintenance. Ideal for sharing the joy of music with children, this is an heirloom quality instrument that can last for generations.

Swedish Glockenspiel

Kids Toys

Bunbuku is a Japanese metalworking company that has been operating since 1913. These enameled steel wastebaskets are their best selling products and can be recognized in homes and businesses throughout Japan. Featuring a basic yet pleasing form, the metal construction, rich enameled finish, and subtle design details, set it apart from the rest. In 2015, the design received a special Long Life Design Award, given to Japanese designs that have endured over the decades.

Bunbuku Enameled Steel Wastebasket- Small

Waste Baskets

Portland based product designer Peter Valois created his brand known as Mingleware to produce elegant tools for everyday life. His Sill Planters are emblematic of this approach: the narrow ceramic containers are designed to fit neatly on a window sill--ideal for city dwellers who want a bit of green but are short on space. The planter itself rests on a base that holds any excess water that drains from the soil, keeping your plants happy and protecting finishes at the same time. Valois studied Product Design at Pratt and has gone on to work for clients such as Nike and Herman Miller before starting his own brand in 2012.

Sill Planters - Large

This innovative Scandinavian personal care line takes a serious approach to product freshness and efficacy. All NUORI products are freshly blended in small batches every 10-12 weeks to ensure that the formula’s active naturals are at their peak, in order to deliver maximum results. Clean, natural formulas and simple usage protocols make this line fit easily into modern lifestyles. The attractive, high quality, Nordic styling of the product packaging is a plus.
Vital Body Balm: This delicately scented balm is an intensely hydrating all-over body treatment. Rich in texture, but easily absorbed, it leaves skin soft to the touch. Our signature blend of avocado oil, shea butter, and olive oil-derived glycerin nourishes and moisturizes the epidermis, thus restoring skin smoothness and elasticity. Grape seed oil and vitamin E offer antioxidant protection. 5.1 oz.

Nuori Body Care - Vital Body Balm

Beauty & Wellness

Native to Japan, Hinoki cypress wood is valued for its pleasing, fresh scent and anti-bacterial properties. Used to construct this simple bath mat, it creates an alternative to cloth mats which tend to stay wet and soil easily. The grooved surface is non-slip and the modular shape allows you to combine multiple units to create a larger surface if desired. The wood used for the mat is responsibly harvested from the thinning of managed natural forests. Hinoki wood can contain brown and red tones—each bath mat will vary from the one shown.

Hinoki Bath Mat

This simple stoneware dish will help preserve the life of your soap in either the bath or kitchen. The wooden rest lets excess water drop into the dish. Unlike plastic or lightweight metal versions, the weight of the dish assures that it stays put. Made in Japan.

Stoneware Soap Dish

One of the pleasures of traveling in Japan is a visit to one of the many onsen—hot springs—that dot the countryside. Recreate the experience at home with these fragrant bath salts that combine Himalayan Pink salt with essential oils of Japanese Matsu Pine and Cedarwood. Enjoy the fresh fragrance of the forest while the salts soothe tired muscles and condition the skin.

Onsen Saru Hot Spring Bath Salts

Bath Salt & Bubbles

One of the world’s oldest pharmacies, Santa Maria Novella was founded in 1221 in Florence by the Dominican Friars who started making herbal remedies and potions to use in the monastery. Their reputation became world renowned and the pharmacy, sponsored by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, opened to the public in 1612. Today Santa Maria Novella still produces all its products in the Florentine region, where each batch is handmade and supervised according to age old recipes and artisan methods.
This representation of the melograno-- pomegranate fruit--is handcrafted in Italian terra cotta and infused with Santa Maria Novella's signature melograno fragrance. It provides an extremely long lasting room fragrance and exists as a lovely object in its own right. An ideal gift, it comes with a small ceramic resting plate.

Santa Maria Novella Scented Pomegranate In Terra Cotta

Germans are seemingly obsessed with writing instruments, and German companies such as Montblanc and Pelikan turn out some of the world's very best. Even humble wooden pencils get their due with this sharpener that features an adjustable design to produces three kinds of points. Choose sharp for precise lines, medium for writing letters, or rounded for sketching and shading. The solid brass construction is durable and feels great in your fingers. Made in Germany.

Adjustable Brass Pencil Sharpener

Desk Accessories

Designed and made in Portland, these elegant yet functional canisters are far too beautiful to stash away in a pantry. Made of unglazed porcelain, the canisters accommodate a generous volume of essential dry goods which are then kept fresh and dry with the hand turned, solid walnut tops. Thoughtful details include the gentle rounded feet that elevate the canisters slightly off the counter top, and the angle openings. The solid brass bar which bisects the opening is designed for neatly leveling off scoops of ingredients. The design and quality of these canisters elevates them above the strictly utilitarian to become the striking finishing touch to a modern kitchen.

Bender Canister - Large

Kitchen Canisters

Born in Japan but now living in New York City, sisters Noriko and Akiko Sugawara design and create jewelry that is inspired by both the urban and the natural. Subtle details such as the textures of rocks and leaves, sidewalk cracks, old architectural elements, the bare tree branches of winter all inform the designs, infusing each with a Japanese sensibility that is both modern and organic. 14k gold is combined with the quiet sparkle of tiny diamonds in these beautiful and highly wearable pieces. Please note: Rings are available in any size by special order - please contact us for details.

N + A Jewelry - Aurora Ring

Rings

You don't need to recall every meaningful passage from a book—only where to find it. Unlike traditional book marks, these precision-cut, paper-thin metal markers attach easily to any page to mark individual lines for immediate recall and for a more active reading process. Excellent for shared reading (book clubs) or simply to mark what matters to you, they never harm the page. Each tin contains 75 one inch Book Darts in mixed metals: stainless steel, brass and copper.

Book Darts

Founded in 1932, Zippo produces lighters that are an American icon and probably the best selling in the world. Still manufactured in Pennsylvania today, this special, heavy-walled ‘Armor’ version features a case that is 1.5 times as thick as the standard Zippo. The result is a lighter with an exceptionally pleasing heft and balance, and increased durability against denting. The tumbled brass finish is noted for its unique warmth and texture. Not just for smoking, use the Zippo Armor around the house for lighting candles, incense, or kindling.

Zippo Armor Lighter

Women

Designer Sori Yanagi’s career has spanned decades and produced a body of esteemed products ranging from furniture to dinnerware to kitchen tools. Each design deftly blends the organic and delicate qualities of traditional Japanese design with a modern sensibility. These handy all-purpose tongs are constructed of 18/10 stainless steel and are suitable for a wide range of cooking and serving tasks.

Yanagi Stainless Steel Tongs

Tongs & Forks

Probably no country on earth has more customs and traditions built around tea drinking than Japan. This modern stoneware teapot furthers that heritage with its pleasing ball shape and pure matte white glaze. Complete with a stainless steel lid and removable mesh infuser, it is ideal for enjoying tea at home or in the workplace. The simple shape is easy to keep clean; the ceramic portion is dishwasher and microwave safe. Made in Japan.

4 Cup Round Teapot

Drink & Glassware

Malin + Goetz modern apothecary is located in New York's Chelsea Neighborhood. Known for their simple skincare solutions, Malin + Goetz also makes hair products, body products, candles and fragrances using natural ingredients, proven advanced technologies, and luxurious scents. All Malin + Goetz scents and products are unisex. Malin + Goetz also has lines for face, hair, body, and home fragrance. The entire Malin + Goetz collection can be found here.
Due to federal regulations, we are only able to ship fragrances via UPS ground.
Bergamot Eau de Toilette: Born in the beautiful Italian sunshine, Bergamot is a warm, timeless citrus. Hints of fresh green mint and glistening spices add intoxicating energy, while a dry down of woods and musk imparts an elegant, understated sensuality on the skin. Top: bergamot, lemon, mandarin, bell pepper, lime, grapefruit. Heart: cardamom, muguet, ginger, black pepper, spearmint. Base: cedar, amber woods, musk, sandalwood. 3.4 fl.oz.
Cannabis Perfume Oil: A synthesis of the sexy, spicy, peppery notes evocative of the cannabis plant combined with citrus and wood undertones. A unique and unexpected masculine scent, it does not contain any material from the cannabis plant. Top: fig, pepper. Heart: orange, lemon. Base: sandalwood, patchouli. Comes in 0.3oz vial with steel rollerball.
Dark Rum Perfume Oil: Malin + Goetz's best-selling and coveted dark rum fragrance. Blends sweet rum and spicy undertones for a warm and seductive aphrodisia. Top: bergamot, plum, anise. Heart: leather, rum, vanilla. Base: amber, patchouli, milk. Comes in 0.3oz vial with steel rollerball.
Leather Perfume Oil: Raw and refined, this warm and intimate scent recalls unexpected florals woven through softly worn leather, sensual sandalwood, sueded amber and incense. Top: lotus flower, clove, pepper. Heart: muguet, green violet, iris wood, and orchid. Base: leather, sandalwood, cedar wood, cashmere musk, amber and incense. Comes in 0.3 oz. vial with steel rollerball.