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Found in Translation: 5 New Uses for the Shaker Box from Japan

March 25, 2024

We’ve been obsessing over Shaker design for 10-plus years now. And we thought we had seen it all. We stand corrected.

While browsing a new favorite online housewares shop, Orné de Feuilles of Tokyo, we were delighted to discover five Japanese Shaker box translations that adhere to tradition—swallow tail joints and copper rivets included—while giving the classic catchall practical new uses. Here are the surprise designs, plus some inspired Japanese versions of Shaker classics.

Photography courtesy of Orné de Feuilles.

a shaker tissue box, anyone? the shaker pieces offered by orné de feuilles 17
Above: A Shaker Tissue Box, anyone? The Shaker pieces offered by Orné de Feuilles are from AXCIS, a Japanese company that designs the boxes; they’ve made by hand in Taiwan. The tissue box comes in natural and black, and requires filling with an out-of-the-box stack of standard tissues. It’s ¥10,450 ($68.88) and overseas shipping is available for all of the pieces in the collection.

The Japanese affinity for Shaker design is not new: see our feature on the work of Masashi Ifuji, creator of some of today’s most refined Shaker boxes, furniture, and tableware.

the shaker box glasses case, ¥4,730. all of the pieces in the line are mad 18
Above: The Shaker Box Glasses Case, ¥4,730. All of the pieces in the line are made of cherry.
the shaker mirror comes in three options: round in small ¥7,480 (shown, pa 19
Above: The Shaker Mirror comes in three options: round in small ¥7,480 (shown, paired with a display stand) and medium, ¥10,780, and oval, ¥13,200.
the axcis take on the familiar shaker pin cushion, ¥\2,3\10, can be paired 20
Above: The AXCIS take on the familiar Shaker Pin Cushion, ¥2,310, can be paired with a simple Shaker Tray (shown), ¥7,150, or a two-tiered Shaker Sewing Box, ¥9,350.
the shaker dust box comes in natural and black, ¥\19,800, with a removable 21
Above: The Shaker Dust Box comes in natural and black, ¥19,800, with a removable lid to hide the trash.
orné de feuilles is a company of cat lovers: we recently spotlighted ornek 22
Above: Orné de Feuilles is a company of cat lovers: we recently spotlighted Orneko, the brand’s feline accessories for aesthetes. Orneko collaborated with AXCIS on this Shaker Box Bed sized just right for cats; ¥22,000. It’s currently sold out but is being restocked. Pair it with your own bedding or an Orneko Round Cushion, ¥5,500.

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