Years ago Tado tweeted that they had bought several items at Camila Prada. I’ve kept an eye on her cute ceramic creations ever since. So when I received Camila’s newsletter saying that the Sample Sale had started, I clicked on … Continue reading Cute Kitchenware by Camila Prada

Thanks to a blog post from Yvonne about a Shinzi Katoh apple container with worm-shaped chopstick rests, I got hooked to kawaii kitchenware about 6 years ago. Whenever I see something useful with kawaii characters or faces on it, I … Continue reading Kawaii Kitchen Week – My Collection

Gladee is a Japanese company which originally started selling ceramics in 1991. Later other products where added, such as plush, pouches and bags. The name is made up of the words ‘Glad’ and ‘ee’, which sounds like good (いい) in … Continue reading Kawaii Kitchen Week – Gladee

Utako Yamada is a Tokyo-based illustrator and children’s book author who has created a chain of teatime shops called Karel Capek. The name Karel Capek is kind of random since he’s a Czech writer who invented the term “robot”. The … Continue reading Kawaii Kitchen Week – Karel Capek

Decole is the brand that actually started my craving for cute Japanese kitchenware (zakka). They make vintage inspired items and each style has got it’s own name. Miranda usually involves cat patterns or cat-shaped items. Other animal-shaped items can be … Continue reading Kawaii Kitchen Week – Decole

Shinzi Katoh has been illustrating picture books since the early 70’s. He still maintains that vintage style, which I like very much. After working as chief designer for a stationery company, he designed goods incorporating ceramic, wood, melamine, glass, towel, … Continue reading Kawaii Kitchen Week – Shinzi Katoh

Since there’s a day and week for nearly everything I thought why not make up a special event? So this week it’s Kawaii Kitchen week on Kao-ani ^^. I’ll show you my favourite Japanese kitchenware brands and during the weekend … Continue reading Kawaii Kitchen Week – Prime Nakamura