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Our Story
We are in love with Japanese craftsmanship and we hope you fall in love with our products. They are the embodiment of Japanese aesthetics, flair and values – their commitment to quality and attention to detail.
Our co-founder, Kamila, started Japana when she was unable to find a quality, affordable Japanese knife for her boyfriend. After searching with no luck through multiple London shops and kanji-filled websites, she decided to go directly to the source and contacted a Japanese blacksmith who made her a custom-engraved knife.
It was an extremely beautiful gift and she wanted more people to be able to experience the joy of it. So, in early 2016, together with her high school friend Anna they co-founded Japana. It wasn’t easy navigating the intricacies of different cultures and facing language barriers, but the love for craftsmanship prevailed.
Timeless
We resist the temptations of modern times and say “no” to the trend of fast fashion. After all, when was the last time that cutting corners actually worked?
Instead, we believe that truly great products take precision, time and passion. Combine those with the highest quality, locally sourced materials and the results are breath-taking.
All Japana products are designed and made to last. We mean it when we say that we want our products to serve you and your family for generations.
Craftsmanship
We do not use ready-made components and we do not mass-produce. We personally oversee the end-to-end crafting process.
We travel the world to develop our exclusive collections of home goods. Country by country, we curate, select and partner with artisans who pride themselves on vigilance and respect for the craft that no machine can replicate.
We combine their individual traditions into a unique minimalist style to create unique quality pieces. The results speak for themselves: fresh and exclusive designs of curated kitchenware for the perfect mix of functionality and flair.
Essential
Here at Japana we have a minimalist heart. We believe our homes should be filled with essential, long-lasting, quality products. We are huge advocates of quality over quantity. Why should you invest in countless single-use appliances when you can invest in a few high-quality tools that can help you tackle almost every kitchen task?
This is why we strive to provide a limited number of essential products that will serve you in the kitchen. All our products are intended to streamline your kitchen, and reduce the amount of tools you need to buy. At Japana we follow the Japanese minimalist concept of danshari and believe “less is more”. More space. More time. More peace of mind.
Nature and sustainability
We believe in nature’s timeless simplicity and embrace the concept of wabi-sabi by highlighting nature’s beautiful imperfections. We focus on three sustainable natural materials: metal, stone and wood.
Their inherited durability and longevity makes them sustainable, as they won’t have to be replaced overtime. Thereby by selecting, quality and durable natural materials we prevent thousands of more disposable, low-quality ones from entering the environment.
Their knives, which include chef’s knives, filleting knives, paring knives and vegetable knives, are made by expert blacksmiths with years of experience passed down through several generations.
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Beautiful kitchen tools that bring a little bit of Japanese mysticism and elegance into the home kitchen.
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Japana knives are for those who want the best there is…We fell in love with them and it’s our current knife set for our daily use.