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Torimoto Glass Studio

Heat-resistant glass wares from a mountain studio in Kyoto — elongated, grounded, and made for daily brewing.

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Short Bio

  • Yusuke and Yuya Torimoto, a husband-and-wife studio based in Kyoto, Japan
  • Yusuke (鳥本雄介) trained at Seikosha Glass Studio under master glassmaker Naoya Arakawa
  • Founded independent studio とりもと硝子店 in 2015 in Kyotamba, Kyoto Prefecture
  • Yuya forages herbs and fresh tea leaves from the surrounding mountains, which she brews in their glass Gaiwan vessels
  • Documents her tea explorations on Instagram at @yuyat.i.g.a216

Completely heat resistant — suitable for pouring boiling water inside — the robust glassware by Torimoto feels much more grounded.

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About Torimoto Glass Studio (Kyoto, Japan)

Torimoto Glass Studio was founded in 2015 by Yusuke and Yuya Torimoto, a husband-and-wife duo who trained together at the renowned Seikosha Glass Studio in Kyoto under Naoya Arakawa. Based in Kyotamba, in the mountains of Kyoto Prefecture, their wares draw from the rugged, natural character of the surrounding landscape — pieces that feel grounded rather than precious, built to be used rather than displayed.

Their glass is fully heat-resistant and suitable for boiling water, setting it apart from most handmade glass tea ware. The forms are elongated and considered: each piece is functional by design, suited to the rhythms of everyday brewing. Yuya personally collects herbs and fresh tea leaves from the hillsides around the studio, brewing them in the studio's own glass Gaiwan — a practice that keeps their work connected to lived tea experience.

Currently available by Torimoto Glass Studio

Hana Tea Cup #001
€35,00

1 review
Glass Tea Needle #001
€35,00
SOLD
Glass Gaiwan #001
€119,00
Small Katakuchi #002
€59,00

2 reviews
Tall Katakuchi #001
€65,00
SOLD

1 review