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Eco Chopsticks Get Fancy

Japanese Chopsticks

Japan consumes 25 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks a year. Slowly these bland tree eaters are being replaced. Sleek, eco friendly and uniquely styled personal chopsticks are winning over hearts and restaurant tables.

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my hashi reusable chopsticks
My HashiBYO chopsticks

Wooden, disposable chopsticks (waribashi) have long been part of the Japanese restaurant experience. A trend, to counteract the copious waste, known as My Hashi (my chopsticks) is seeing the emergence of some clever and contemporary chopstick designs.

sticpecker by microworks
Stickpecker chopsticks – snap apart and reuse

The Stickpecker chopsticks were designed with ritual and feeling in mind. The beginning of a restaurant meal often kicks off with the snapping open of the waribashi. Stickpecker designers MicroWorks wanted to incorporate that ritual into a pair of reusable chopsticks. The magnet holding these chopsticks together resembles the feeling of pulling apart wooden chopsticks.

flipsticks foldable chopsticks
Flip Sticks – fold away for another day

Flip Sticks promoted as the world’s first set of bamboo, folding chopsticks FlipSticks are ideal for those living the eco conscious, space saving lifestyle.

pencil chopsticks
Pencil chopsticks – keep them in your pencil case or hashi case

Is it stationary or is it a utensil? Pencil Chopsticks designed by
Takumi Ishida can be found at the MoMA store. Made of ramin wood they are designed to resemble a pencil. Confusing?

Join the utensil revolution and yourself a pair of funky reusable chopsticks. Save a tree or two and show off your individual style next time you slurp down ramen.

Deanne Tonking & Masao Tamaoki About the Author

Deanne Tonking and Masao Tamaoki connect with independent designers all over Japan to find unique art, handmade treasures and innovative design. They share their stylish discoveries on TokyoMade, offering style conscious shoppers rarely attainable creations.

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Comment (日本語もOK)

OOh i like the way they look!

Joeyoeyannanna
Aug 13, 2009 (906 days ago)

Stickpecker chopsticks have a nice design ^^ i like the “my hashi” most though, i love colours ;D

Jini
Aug 13, 2009 (905 days ago)

The designs are very unusual and cute. I really like the fact that they are Eco- friendly.

shauna-D
Aug 14, 2009 (905 days ago)

Chopsticks are really cool though I don’t know how to use them. They’re all very trendy.

wowchicken
Aug 26, 2009 (893 days ago)

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