"Kurashi no Ryosen — The Ridgeline of Daily Life"
Period: March 4 (Wednesday) to June 30 (Tuesday)
Location: Hankyu Umeda Main Store, 7F Living Floor "Kitchen & Dining"
The 7th floor Kitchen & Dining section of Hankyu Umeda Main Store is hosting "Kurashi no Ryosen (Ridgeline of Daily Life)" from March 4 through June 30. Just as a mountain ridgeline beautifully traces the boundary between sky and earth, the tools we use every day shape the contours of our lives. This event defines long-lasting, beloved everyday tools — rather than trend-driven goods — as the "ridgeline of daily life," and brings together carefully selected works from makers across Japan.
Industrial Precision Meets Handcrafted Warmth: Coffee Tools to Savor Daily Life
Chiba Kosakusho is a workshop based in Nagoya, Aichi, specializing in metal craftsmanship centered on brass. The craftsman couple behind the studio originally worked in precision automobile parts manufacturing, and have since channeled that expertise into creating tools for everyday living. The hallmark of their work is an exquisite balance between millimeter-level precision cultivated through industrial production and the natural variations that emerge from handwork. In an age when efficiency often takes priority, their pieces invite the luxury of slowing down and savoring the craft.
Chiba Kosakusho — Coffee Dripper & Stand Set: ¥46,750
The Donabe as a Table Centerpiece: PETARI Reshapes the Dining Scene
Banko-yaki is a pottery tradition with 300 years of history in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, prized for its exceptional heat resistance and heat retention. PETARI is a modern evolution of this tradition, refined to suit contemporary lifestyles. What makes it remarkable is that it functions as a serious cooking vessel — compatible with direct flame, oven, and microwave — while also serving as a stylish, compact piece beautiful enough to anchor the dining table. From morning kitchen prep to serving, a single PETARI handles it all.
Ginpo Pottery — PETARI Donabe (24cm) ¥16,500, (30cm) ¥19,800
Kitchen Tools with Understated Practicality, Great Hand-Feel, and Durability
A revival of the waterless pot originally developed in Hiroshima in 1953. Made from thick cast aluminum with excellent heat conductivity and durability, it supports waterless cooking as well as eight different cooking methods in a single pot.
HAL Musui — Waterless Pot (18cm) ¥15,180, (20cm) ¥17,380, (24cm) ¥19,580
The much-loved enamel containers of the White Series now come in a new Gray color. The refined, soft hue beautifully complements food and ingredients.
Noda Horo — Enamel Containers + Gray: from ¥1,375
A palm kitchen brush crafted at a workshop in Wakayama. It effortlessly removes oil stains and stuck-on grime from dishes.
Broom Craft — Palm Kitchen Brush: ¥1,650
Interior Pieces That Blend Into Any Room and Add a Touch of Richness to Daily Life
The long hook creates a space between the bar and the garment, giving the impression that clothing is floating in mid-air. Even when nothing is hanging on it, the hanger itself is as elegant as a mobile sculpture.
Yoshikawa Kazuto — Hanger: ¥5,500
A table mirror that uses a combination of magnets and steel balls to allow flexible angle adjustment. Despite its simple structure, it moves smoothly in all directions — forward, backward, and sideways.
BP. — Makeup Mirror: ¥23,100
Slippers made from a single piece of leather with just one seam. With continued use, the leather at the toe area conforms to the foot like a soft sock.
Totonii — Leather Slippers (M) ¥5,390, (L) ¥6,270
A mobile by "tempo," designed by an architect and designer. Small steel blocks maintain the overall balance, while a walnut wood base supports both the frame and the blocks. Three triangles made from different materials create a rhythm and balance that evokes a soft, tranquil sense of time.
tempo — Mobile: ¥16,500
Monthly Limited POP-UP Events Throughout the Exhibition Period
MURAO Furniture Limited POP-UP Event
Period: March 4 (Wednesday) to March 31 (Tuesday)
MURAO is a brand by designer and artist Murao Mamoru, who designs objects he wants to use himself. The brand creates furniture, livingware, and objects at a workshop in Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture.
Totsukawa Lumber Project
Based in Totsukawa Village, Nara — a region where forestry is a primary industry — this project explores new possibilities for domestically produced timber through product development and manufacturing.
About RYO-SEN
RYO-SEN is a unit formed by Sawada Ko, owner of "ROUND ROBIN," and Takizawa Tokio, organizer of "The Wanderer (Yama to Neko)." Exploring new forms of retail that connect to the future, RYO-SEN links design and nature, present and future, makers and users — just as a mountain ridgeline connects peak to peak.
