Kimiko Yasuda Namihana Chartreuse Crystal Tall Tumbler Glass

As intricate, luminous, and mesmerizing as a gemstone, Kimiko Yasuda’s Namihana Chartreuse Tall Tumbler Glass is a tour de force of kiriko cut glass, crafted from the finest hand-blown crystal in Japan.

Kimiko Yasuda sources her crystal from a boutique glassworks in Otaru, Japan—the only studio making hand-blown crystal in the country. She pairs each raw vessel with an original, hand-drawn kiriko design specifically tailored to its color, shape, and thickness. Yasuda etches her design into the glass by hand through a meticulous, two-stage cutting process, first making rough cuts into the crystal using a diamond wheel before making a series of laborious, time-intensive detail cuts using an heirloom whetstone wheel, entrusted to her by kiriko masters. Finally, she spends hours polishing the glass by hand to achieve its singular, glistening shine and immaculate finish.