696: Our name comes from...
When you pronounce the numbers 696 in Japanese, it sounds as 'Ro, Ku, Ro,' which means 'Potter's Wheel'
About Us
696 is a place for carefully curated ceramics, vessels, and objects by selected Japanese craft-men and designers. We offer handcrafted, fine quality and material-first objects, and we’re proud in our effort to lead the way in offering small-scale sustainably produced goods that at its core celebrate tradition.
Our mission is simple. Appreciate the daily act of gathering around a table, in sharing a meal, in a quiet act of gratitude and conversation, or a joyous expression of celebration. With old friends and loved ones, or new people and new connections. Enjoy the daily ritual and treat each meal sacredly, an act, a ceremony that binds us together as humankind. It should never be taken for granted, and we hope to provide objects that encourage such occasion, every day.
Philosophy
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In making these objects available, 696 hopes to also provide a platform to educate, embolden and express the back story, traditions, and culture of these makers and to provide beautiful objects that become vehicles of tradition, and a reminder to celebrate each meal, to honor these moments of ceremony, every day.