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An Easy Wine Gathering at Home

Perhaps you do not own wine glasses, or feel unsure about preparing food for guests.

A Beautiful, Practical Suribachi from Keishuugama: Tried in Our Kitchen

What comes to mind when you think of a suribachi, the Japanese grooved grinding bowl?

Mushroom Ajillo in a Ceramic Skillet

Pacific saury, mushrooms, chestnuts and sweet potatoes: autumn brings plenty of reasons to enjoy cooking.

Glänta: At Home with Japanese and Western Food

Colors and shapes suited to simmered dishes and fish, with a surface that sits comfortably

Beautifully Practical Kitchen Bowls: conte Makanai

A mixing bowl is a kitchen essential. What kind do you use? An inexpensive plastic

A Rainy-Day Tea Break: Choosing a Cup You Will Enjoy

Here, we explore the pleasures of a tea break, the qualities of a comfortable teacup,

POTPURRI's Commitment to Fajans

What makes Stig Lindberg's faience so compelling? What might faience mean for everyday life today?

Welcoming the New Year with Otoso

New Year customs welcome the year's deities and honor ancestors, expressing hopes for a healthy

Three Ideas for a Festive Table

A festive table need not depend on an elaborate menu. Here are three ways to

A Season for Giving Warmth

This winter feature introduced new colors alongside familiar tet. gloves. Gloves make a useful gift

Autumn's New Rice, Cooked with Care

POTPURRI introduces the rice bowl from masamura craft's Berg collection. Its useful size and depth

Words to Share on a Long Autumn Evening

New designs joined sotlight's message cards that summer, making the collection even more colorful. We

Washable Baskets for an Autumn Table

The sky feels higher and the air fresher as autumn arrives. Practical and beautifully woven

Imagine the Moments Your Gift Will Create

A wedding gift might be an essential for a new home, something a little special

Summer, Glass and the Spirit of Making

POTPURRI makes its own ceramic tableware, and we also select glass, wood and metal pieces

A rest to complete your table setting

Do you use chopstick or cutlery rests at everyday meals? Even as Japanese tables include

Animal Companions for a Cheerful Home

A group of animal ornaments has joined POTPURRI's collection. Inspired by motifs long enjoyed in

Tableware That Brings the Table to Life

It, the collection from masamura craft, was developed at the same time and from the

Making a Room Your Own: Decorating the Walls

Choosing each of these elements to suit your own taste is part of making a

Design That Brightens a Rainy Day

On a rainy day, a glance toward the door reveals an umbrella I actually want