Cast Iron Ornament - Swallowtail handmade A young Maija Isola designed

A young Maija Isola designed this abstracted pattern of poppies in 1964 after being told that Marimekko would never produce a floral print

Each pair of all natural chopsticks are made of wood from different types of fruit tree

no slouch as a wordsmith himself

sharp teeth are cut and shaped individually

Cast Iron Ornament - Swallowtail handmade A young Maija Isola designedOne is lovely on its own, or arrange several in a grouping. Nobuha Miya is head of an iron casting workshop founded in the 19th century. His austere works display a sense of the modern while using traditional Japanese motifs. Made in Japan. The Iwate Prefecture in the northern part of Japan has been a center of ironware since the mid 17th century. Since this area is part of the ancient Nambu Domain,ironware made here is called "Nambu tekki" and is