Morihisa

Suzuki Morihisa Studio is a 16th-generation Nanbu Tekki traditional iron cast family in Morioka, Japan, designated in 1974 as an intangible cultural treasure. The studio is most famous for creating cast iron Kama and Tetsubin kettles, which are integral to making tea by softening the taste of water.  Each piece is hand-made from a single sand-cast mold into which the design and texture are pressed.  The process of making kettles begins and ends with the mold.  Using tools and stamps created by the previous generations, their artistic impression lives on in modern pieces. After the mold has been completely formed and designed, iron ore is melted, poured in, and left to cool and harden for several days before finally breaking the sand mold to free the kettle from its womb!  Due to the high demand for Morihisa tetsubin, many pieces take anywhere from 2-3 years to complete, and we currently have the largest ready-to-ship selection in the world.  Each piece was commissioned several years before and finally arrived in NYC, waiting for a tea-loving home.