Simply Native is pleased to announce the completion of bespoke kigata mould for a Japanese tea house 空庵 Kuan in Newcastle.

The special wooden moulds representing Australian flowers were created over the course of more than a year with Robert Davies, founder of 空庵 kuan tea house, and associated craftsmen in Kyoto.

The wooden moulds were specially made by a long-established craftsman in Kyoto, who is renowned as one of the best in Japan. Thank you, Horiku-raido for aligning with our request.

The finished Kigata moulds are then passed on to another local confectioner in Kyoto, where they are turned into Wasanbon sweets.

ニューカッスルの茶室「 空庵」のオーナーである、ロバート・デイビス氏からご依頼いただき、オーストラリアの草木を表現した特注の木型を完成させたことを嬉しく思います。

京都の関係職人の方々にもご尽力いただき、1年以上かけた打ち合わせや試行錯誤の末に制作しました。

完成した木型は京都の菓子職人に渡され、お茶室のお客様に提供する和三盆のお菓子になります。