The Fourth cutlery.

Bamboo has historically supported Japanese lifestyles,
but as lifestyles have become more Westernized,
the use of bamboo has gradually declined with the advent of materials such as plastic.

Neglected bamboo forests are encroaching into the surrounding forests and mountains due to a lack of management.
If we don’t use bamboo, it will destroy the soil, trees, mountains due to its rapid growth.
Rough bamboo forests have come to be viewed as a nuisance and are even referred to as “bamboo hazard.

Each piece of STIIK is handcrafted.
Natural moso bamboo is split, dried for a sufficient amount of time, and then processed.
Skilled craftsmen/woman use hands to sharpen, paint, and carefully finish the chopsticks all the way to the tips.

We are grateful for nature’s gift,and we are committed to design items that support our daily lives.
The use of bamboo leads to the preservation the environment.