Gold Plated Chopsticks Black - Crafted By Nakashima Nagasaki it is a piece of

it is a piece of "usable art" crafted by a master Japanese glassblower

The surface gives food a quiet ground to rest against

leaving a surface that reads differently depending on how the light falls

Artisan: Masanori Yamamoto

A butter knife made in Japan

Gold Plated Chopsticks Black - Crafted By Nakashima Nagasaki it is a piece ofA pair of chopsticks begins as a single length of wood tapered toward the tip, and balanced so the weight falls naturally in the fingers. The surface keeps the grain open, the mark of the wood present in every use. Nakashima works in Oita, Japan, at a pace that allows every object to receive full attention. The craft tradition behind this work is regional and long established a way of making that the area has sustained for generations. Japanese craft