Yanagi Sōri Ladle

Name: YANAGI Sori Ladle M
SKU: 2030660005840
Price: 39.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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£39.00 per item

A stainless steel turner meticulously designed by renowned designer Yanagi Sōri produced in Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture.

This ladle is one part of the kitchen utensil series designed by Yanagi Sōri, one of Japan’s most revered product designers of the post-war era. Commissioned by the Satō Shōji corporation, the series won the Good Design Award in 1998. The curve of the ladle fits the hand, facilitating a smooth serving experience when scooping from pots. This series of kitchenware is produced by Nihon Yōshokki in Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, an area recognized for its high level of metal craftspersonship.

‘Thinking with ones hands’ was Yanagi Sōri’s distinctive design approach, and he was known for his extensive hand-crafted model-making process. Numerous physical models were developed, starting with two-dimensional paper models cut from primary sketches. These were then developed into three-dimensional models crafted from polystyrene foam, in order for every curve of the shape to be inspected. Following this, models would be carved out of wood to confirm the weight and balance of the cutlery in the hand, and finally they were produced in metal to fine tune any remaining elements of the design. The result is a set of simple cutlery characterized by timelessness and functionality in its meticulously sculpted and perfected form.

Dishwasher safe

Size : L29cm

Chūbu

The central Chūbu region is predominantly mountainous, home to the rugged Japan Alps with coasts on both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The region's history has been shaped by its strategic position between the great cities of Kyoto and Tokyo with Nagoya at its heart. Niigata lies to the north while Mt Fuji can be found in the south in Shizuoka Prefecture.