Live on Kickstarter · Ends Nov 14

The first run is on Kickstarter.

Three Kickstarter prices, all below retail. The lowest, Super Early Bird, is limited.

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All or nothing · Ends Nov 14, 2026 · Est. delivery March 2027 · Ships worldwide

  • Super Early Bird · open now

    Full Set

    from$149

    Chopsticks, rest, spoon and fork. Gift box.

    25% off · limited · retail $198

  • Four Elements Set

    from$360

    Chopsticks Classic, stone rest, washi placemat, spoon and fork.

    30% off · limited · retail $514

  • Spoon & Fork Set

    $72

    Stainless spoon and fork.

    20% off · retail $89

  • 2-Pair Chopsticks Set

    $68

    Two pairs of urushi chopsticks.

    20% off · retail $85

Where special becomes everyday

Natural urushi, heat-cured onto stainless steel.
From chopsticks to spoon and fork: urushi for the things you hold every day.
A new form of Japanese lacquer, by Wakabayashi Butsugu in Kyoto.

Our Craft

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  • CHOPSTICKS — THE URUSHI handcrafted Japanese urushi lacquer, made in Kyoto, Japan

    CHOPSTICKS

    23 cm, 19 g. Surprisingly light, with the soft, smooth feel of urushi in the hand.

  • Spoon & Fork — THE URUSHI handcrafted Japanese urushi lacquer, made in Kyoto, Japan

    Spoon & Fork

    Urushi takes the chill off bare steel. A softer feel at every meal.

  • CHOPSTICK REST — THE URUSHI handcrafted Japanese urushi lacquer, made in Kyoto, Japan

    CHOPSTICK REST

    6 cm, 28.5 g. A small piece of urushi that fits in your palm and anchors the table.

  • Placemat — THE URUSHI handcrafted Japanese urushi lacquer, made in Kyoto, Japan

    Placemat

    Mino washi finished in urushi. 45 × 31 cm. Sets the table for the cutlery.

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THE URUSHI stainless steel spoon and fork with urushi finish on a washi placemat

Dishwasher-safe lacquer.

Lacquerware once meant hand-washing only. Our technique bakes natural urushi onto stainless steel, fusing the two — and overturns that rule.

It takes the heat and water pressure of a dishwasher. Something you use every day should be simple to care for.

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Mino washi placemat finished with natural urushi

Nothing synthetic.

Urushi is a natural lacquer, used on bowls and chopsticks in Japan for centuries. Once cured, it is stable and food-safe, which is why it has long been trusted for things that touch the mouth. The Mino washi placemat, finished in heat-cured urushi, can be hand-washed with water.

It's not a synthetic coating. Just natural urushi, nothing synthetic.

  • Urushi for your gift.

    Delivered in a quiet gift box — for weddings, birthdays and anniversaries. An everyday object made to be used for years, it stays on the table long after the occasion.

  • A pair that ages toward you.

    Our wooden Chopsticks Classic are tame-nuri: more than ten coats over a red base. They start near-black and, with years of use, slowly clear to let the warm red show through.

Made to be used.

Not because it's tradition.
Made for everyday use.
That's all we set out to do.

Close-up of the matte urushi texture on THE URUSHI spoon and fork

The feel is different.

Stainless steel clad in jet black. Every time your gaze falls to your hands, your usual dining table transforms a little. Once you experience it, there's no going back.

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Off the altar, into the everyday.

Wakabayashi Butsugu Mfg. has been crafting Buddhist altars and implements in Kyoto for generations. We want to bring the skills we have inherited—lacquer, gold leaf, and maki-e—to modern life.

THE URUSHI was born from this desire.

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