Yamanaka lacquerware, which has been handed down in Yamanaka Onsen in Ishikawa Prefecture for a long time, has a sophisticated design and a unique manufacturing method called “Cement Nuri”, which is finished with the soot of Japanese candles.
Murakumo lacquer has an affinity with Japanese candles and a design that complements it.
It enhances the “1/f fluctuation” unique to Japanese candles that move flames, and provides users with a mindfulness experience that is created by relaxation during meditation time, and prepares the mind.
Development history of yuwaragi
・I want to make products that make use of Murakumo-nuri, which uses soot from Japanese candles.
・Now that we spend more time at home, we want you to spend a relaxing time with the flame of a Japanese candle when you relax at home.
・When you want to think, you need time to be distracted. I would like you to feel a moment of healing with a Japanese candle that has a healing effect.
・Japanese candles and lacquerware are traditional Japanese crafts. I want to create crafts that sell well through collaborations with other production areas and crafts that fit the current lifestyle.
・Efforts toward chill consumption and ethical consumption
⇒The meaning of the etymology is "Chill out" which means calm.
Why don't you make a product that you can relax slowly at home?
With the above thoughts, I have been making tableware and cups so far, but I wanted to create lacquerware that creates a healing space with Yamanaka Lacquerware's wood base and lacquer techniques.
Product spec
[Yuwaragi Yamanaka Light]
Size: φ155×H235mm
Compatible Japanese candles: Mame to No. 5
Color: White Murakumo Lacquer, Vermilion Murakumo Lacquer