Just by adding (or changing) your chopstick rests,
your dining table becomes more elegant.

Cutlery has no clear lifespan (unless you break it), no seasonal changes (unless you live in a traditional Japanese inn), and tends to always have the same atmosphere, so one day you suddenly get tired of it. The same plates, the familiar mat, the routine menu.

Just pop in a new chopstick rest. This small change suddenly makes your usual dining table look fresh.
Your hand holding the chopsticks seems a little more elegant, and you become more conscious of plating beautifully and eating beautifully. We can feel and enjoy freshness through very small changes.

This time, Toumei is releasing cutlery that features gold foil shining on clear material, adding elegance to your dining table.

Its name is "Haku Hashioki".


Since it is a chopstick rest, a part of Japanese culture, it is designed to emphasize the texture of acrylic while valuing Japanese elements.
The matte-finished surface elegantly reflects the gold foil on the back like frosted glass, while the clear side creates depth with its high transparency.

Chopstick rests are small and cute. (I wonder if there are people who don't like small and cute things.) And they are affordable. Even though it's a purchase of just a few hundred yen, it makes your heart dance. It even makes you get excited about the dinner menu. It's a great change of pace. Isn't it much more economical than buying clothes or shoes to change your mood?

Chopsticks were originally used as sacred objects in Japan, and their origins date back to the era of Prince Shotoku. At that time, chopstick rests were made so that the chopsticks used by the gods would not touch the table, and I think that meticulous consideration is very Japanese. Furthermore, Japan is said to be the only country with a chopstick culture that has used chopstick rests since ancient times, so it makes me feel a little proud from the perspectives of consideration and cleanliness.

Considering such history and traditional Japanese thoughtfulness, it makes me feel that chopstick rests are definitely cooler to use. And if you're going to use them anyway, you might as well choose something with a Japanese atmosphere that stands apart from cutlery rests in Western countries. If I were to be picky, something that goes well with both Japanese and Western tableware.

"Haku Hashioki" is just the perfect design. Beautiful and practical chopstick rests.

"Haku Hashioki" comes in 20 different foil-stamped patterns, one by one. Each one is named after a motif from Japanese nature. It might be interesting to compare each name and pattern. They look great whether you match the same pattern or combine different patterns. Of course, even just one.

Masamoto Resin -toumei-