漆の器でコーヒー！？

スッキリとしつつも、愛嬌がある小泉誠氏デザインの「コーヒーカップ」。
あまり見かけないかもしれませんが、本物の漆器と温かい（冷たい）飲み物の相性は良いのです。
天然木を使用することで熱伝導率が低くなり、温かい飲み物を入れても器が熱くならず、しっかりと手に持つことができる。
冷たい飲み物の場合は、器が汗をかきにくくテーブルが濡れるのを防いでくれる。
温かいものは温かいまま、冷たいものは冷たいまま保ってくれます。
また、漆ならではのふっくらとした質感、奥行きのある表情は「本堅地技法」によるもの。
天然木に布着せ行い、「輪島地の粉」を用いた下地を施し、中塗り、上塗りと丁寧に塗りを重ね仕上げています。
使い込むことで少しずつ色が明るくなり、艶も増していく、その変化も美しいのが特徴です。
上縁から底にかけて広がった形は、安定感がありスタッキングも可能にしています。
デザイン性と実用性を兼ね備えた「コーヒーカップ」。

デザイナー : 小泉誠
技法 : 本堅地
素材 : 天然漆、ホオ
サイズ :
容量大　上縁直径79×底直径89（持ち手含む幅113）×h61mm／約220ml
容量小　上縁直径70×底直径80（持ち手含む幅100）×h54mm／約140ml
※容量はすりきりいっぱいまで入れたときの量です。
※サイズは約です。個体差がございます。

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Coffee drinking with urushi lacquerware

This cup is designed by Makoto Koizumi and has smart yet pretty shape. It is unlikely that you
have even seen this type of cup but there are numerous advantages of using a coffee cup made of genuine wood and lacquer. The natural wood does not allow heat to pass through easily.
Therefore, you do not have to worry that you cannot hold it because it is hot. The cup with cold drinks does not bead with condensation either and it prevents the table from getting wet. The
natural wood cups keep hot drinks hot or cold drinks cold. Soft texture and a depth of
expression which are unique to Urushi lacquerware are created using "Hon Kataji" painting
technique.
Lacquer cloth is applied to natural wood on the parts of the piece that are easily damaged, such as edges, base footings. Then, diatomaceous earth collected from Mt. Komine in Wajima City
that has been fired and made into a powder called Wajima jinoko is applied as a base coat, then it is polished, given a mid-coat, then a top coat. The more you use it, the more it gains
brightness and luster and you can enjoy this change of expression over the years.
The handle has a moderate thickness and width which makes it stable when you hold it in your
hand. You can feel a gentle touch of lacquer through the tip of the finger. Extended shape
towards the bottom makes the cup stable when you put it on a table. They can be piled up if
the cups are the same sizes. They can be stored beautifully.

DESIGNER : Makoto Koizumi
TECHNIQUE : Hon Kataji
MATERIALS : Natural lacquer and Japanese white-bark magnolia
DIMENSIONS :
Large 113mm(4.5 inch)×89mm(3.54inch)×h61mm (2.4inch)/approx.220ml(6.1 oz)
Small 100mm(3.9 inch)×80mm(3.15inch)×h54mm(2.1inch) /approx.140ml(3.4 oz)
※The capacity is the amount when the cup is totally full