One of Japan's three major lantern-making regions Mito's craftsmanship meets Suguga's insect cage and bamboo basketry craftsmanship

Mito is said to be one of Japan's three major lantern-making regions.
This lantern has water- and dirt-proof surface, and uses eco-friendly materials of PET resin and starch paste for the frame. Bamboo or metal wires are usually used as frame materials, but in this product, layers of thin Japanese paper wrapped around the PET resin frame create great texture, and the translucency of the material softens its shadow. The fine frame structure brings a sense of delicacy to the appearance.

Suguga's insect cage and bamboo basketry craftsmanship
This region is known for a special technique of bamboo basketry, where thin and round strips of bamboo are bent in a flexible manner and installed into a bamboo outer frame. This bending process is one of the charms of this craft, but in designing this product, we challenged ourselves to express softness with only straight lines and their combination. In addition to the warm appearance of round strips, it gradually assumes a color with a sense of wabi-sabi unique to aged bamboo.

The lantern part made of Japanese paper can also be used upside-down.

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提灯の日本三大産地といわれる水戸の職人技×虫篭などを作る駿河竹千筋細工の職人技

提灯の日本三大産地といわれる水戸
表面には水、汚れを防ぐ加工を施し、ひごにはPET樹脂、でんぷん糊と環境にも良い素材を使用しています。通常ひごには竹や針金を使用しますが、PET樹脂製のひごに薄い和紙を巻き付け質感を出し、ひご自体の影を抑えました。ひごとひごとの間隔を狭くする事で繊細さを表現しています。

虫篭などを作る駿河竹千筋細工
細く丸く削られた竹ひごをしなやかに曲げ、竹の輪に組み込んでゆく技法。その“曲げる”醍醐味を省き“直線”の組み方のみで柔らかさを表現しています。丸ひごの持つ温かさに加え、使用する事で竹特有のわびさびの風格ある色合いになります。

和紙部分の提灯を上下反対にして使用する事も可能です。

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