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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-479b66d\" data-id=\"479b66d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd2107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bd2107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For the Mainland Audiences (\u53bb Bilibili.com\u89c2\u770b)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-326bcf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"326bcf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-479f16d\" data-id=\"479f16d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49037f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c49037f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bilibili.com\/video\/av62162786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u958b\u5316\u5802 \u4e00\u500b\u534a\u4e16\u7d00\u672a\u8b8a\u7684\u8336\u7b52\u88fd\u4f5c\u904e\u7a0b <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2d56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a2d56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bilibili.com\/video\/av62162786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-24-at-01.20.00-1024x574.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3596\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-24-at-01.20.00-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-24-at-01.20.00-e1566580933125-600x336.webp 600w, 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bilibili.com\/video\/av64781058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u540c\u958b\u5316\u5802\u516d\u4ee3\u76ee\u516b\u6728\u9686\u88d5\u5c0d\u8ac7 <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb86421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb86421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bilibili.com\/video\/av64781058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-22.12.14-1024x577.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3598\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-22.12.14-e1566581348619.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-22.12.14-e1566581348619-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-22.12.14-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-22.12.14-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afb02ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afb02ee\" 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data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b72507c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b72507c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14a0eb8\" data-id=\"14a0eb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca241a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca241a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After visiting a handful of workshops and studios scattered across the world, I realised that the level of craftsmanship has very little to do with how sleek or impressive a space looks. Some of the rarest and most refined techniques are quietly nurtured in workshops that sit far away from fashionable districts, spaces that might feel old, cluttered, or even slightly chaotic at first glance.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>One afternoon in Kyoto, I found myself standing inside a tea caddy workshop called Kaikado.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-729c42d\" data-id=\"729c42d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff0138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fff0138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Around me, craftsmen were returning from lunch one after another, leaving their shoes at the entrance before quietly taking their seats in different corners of the room to resume their work.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Sitting across from me was Takahiro Yagi, the sixth-generation owner of Kaikado. He had just returned from a business trip to Tokyo and, as soon as his shinkansen arrived at Kyoto Station, had come straight back to the workshop where he spends most of his days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c91618e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c91618e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b02e14\" data-id=\"3b02e14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6c4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d6c4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4431.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4431\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYwOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NDMxLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4431.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3608\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4431.webp 684w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4431-600x898.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4431-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4431-768x1150.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cc9dde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cc9dde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-826ba06\" data-id=\"826ba06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a155bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a155bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">As he led me into the materials room adjacent to the workshop, I mentioned how memorable his presentation for local customers at a boutique in Paris had been a few years ago. He smiled shyly and said:<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u201cI feel that craftsmanship is a\u00a0<strong>\u2018we make\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0feeling, rather than an \u2018I make\u2019 feeling.\u201d\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u201cAt Kaikado, we continue to produce the same items that were made 140 years ago. That means I am doing the same work as the very first generation of my family, and that naturally creates a sense of \u2018we\u2019.\u201d\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u201cIn the world of art, if Picasso\u2019s son were to repaint one of Picasso\u2019s works, it would only be considered a fake. But in the world of craftsmanship, we are allowed to repeat what our predecessors created, and then pass these skills on to the next generation, and the next. In that sense, we exist across multiple layers of time.\u201d\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u201cSo it is not \u2018I make\u2019, but \u2018we make\u2019, because my knowledge and way of thinking are all connected to the efforts of previous generations. My father learned his techniques from the generation before him, and then passed them down to me.\u201d\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u201cBut he never tried to \u2018teach\u2019 me in a deliberate way. He simply let me watch, and absorb. My only task was to observe his work.\u201d\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90ec002\" data-id=\"90ec002\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb07712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb07712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u201cAt the beginning, I did not understand any of this. Now I do.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u201cThe essence\u2014or the spirit\u2014of Kaikado is something very difficult to express with words. That is why he did not explain it verbally; instead, he showed me through his actions. If I wanted to learn, I could. If I had no desire, forcing it onto me would have been meaningless, because it has to come from both sides. That is why I say: today, I finally understand.\u201d\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Pointing to a stack of silvery metal sheets in a wooden cabinet, he continued:\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u201cThese are our most fundamental tea caddy materials: tin. What you see here is produced using the same method as 140 years ago. Today, there is only one company in Japan that still makes tin in this way.\u201d\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u201cThey are not made with electronic or high-tech processes. Instead, we use a method known as \u2018hot dip tin\u2019. The molten tin is immersed in water to cool, and when it is taken out, these ripples remain on the surface of the tin plate.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a72605c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a72605c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51fe19c\" data-id=\"51fe19c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aeede0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5aeede0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaf0fce elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaf0fce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c88522\" data-id=\"0c88522\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771aab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"771aab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4466.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4466\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYyOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NDY2LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4466.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3629\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4466.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4466-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4466-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4466-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-923d1a1\" data-id=\"923d1a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3c6cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f3c6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4464.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4464\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYyOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NDY0LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4464.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3628\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4464.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4464-600x898.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4464-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4464-768x1150.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a211e61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a211e61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3dd6ab\" data-id=\"c3dd6ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cba6a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50cba6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c2426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52c2426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Looking at the faint patterns shimmering on each tin sheet, I still could not quite picture what would make a tea caddy made from them truly special. The answer would slowly emerge later, during our conversation inside Kaikado\u2019s shop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16443f1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16443f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d97db0\" data-id=\"2d97db0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b782ba elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b782ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d44650\" data-id=\"0d44650\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c42cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"33c42cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f585b7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f585b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-daed36e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daed36e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d46f6\" data-id=\"29d46f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51af32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c51af32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">T: Takahiro Yagi | \u516b\u6728\u9686\u88d5        \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba1b1bf\" data-id=\"ba1b1bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5693eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5693eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interview<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4dfe29\" data-id=\"c4dfe29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d556f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d556f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> A: Agnes G.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4047c72 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4047c72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bf40b1\" data-id=\"8bf40b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4f81e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e4f81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ab1c50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ab1c50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4cc98a\" data-id=\"d4cc98a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488a601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"488a601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b84750a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b84750a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae79d43\" data-id=\"ae79d43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addffd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"addffd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kaikado_portrait_1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"kaikado_portrait_1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYzOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL2thaWthZG9fcG9ydHJhaXRfMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kaikado_portrait_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3638\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kaikado_portrait_1.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kaikado_portrait_1-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u958b\u5316\u5802\u4e94\u4ee3\u76ee \u516b\u6728\u8056\u4e8c  Source for this picture: Kaikado <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db67d58\" data-id=\"db67d58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf99b3 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"ddf99b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline_zigzag&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;\\u516b\\u6728\\u8056\\u4e8c Seiji Yagi,&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: I heard that the fifth-generation owner of Kaikado, your father<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">\u516b\u6728\u8056\u4e8c Seiji Yagi,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">was the one who first introduced brass into tea caddy production. Is that true?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6024401 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6024401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c426642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c426642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: I am not entirely sure whether it started with my grandfather or my father, but for my father as the fifth generation, his real innovation was actually the small travel-sized caddy. He turned this compact, portable format into a permanent part of Kaikado\u2019s collection.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: So before that, tea caddies were all much larger?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Yes. Tea caddies used to be something you only kept and used at home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9d1b0 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"3e9d1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tMy grandfather and father told me that if, in the course of a lifetime, you can create even one product that is worth making over and over again, that is already an achievement.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c821c6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c821c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de3c144\" data-id=\"de3c144\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced49cc elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"ced49cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline_zigzag&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;new fixed design&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: So bringing a <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">new fixed design<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">into your regular production is actually quite difficult? Technically, you could make anything in the workshop, right?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6d2bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fc6d2bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0bc31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e0bc31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Technically, we can make almost any shape we like. The real challenge is not whether my generation can create a new model, but whether the next generation will still want to keep making it. I might design something that feels right for me emotionally, but will it survive beyond my time?<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><br><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">That is why it is so hard. If I can create even one caddy that future generations continue to produce, I would consider that proof of success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc595c5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bc595c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9223d92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9223d92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daf95bd\" data-id=\"daf95bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c28cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7c28cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e6776b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e6776b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bff330\" data-id=\"9bff330\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2beae9c elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"2beae9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline_zigzag&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;\\u201ccivilization\\u201d as \\u201cbunmei kaika\\u201d &quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: Let\u2019s talk about the name \u201cKaikado\u201d. You were founded in 1875, the same year Fukuzawa Yukichi published his \u201cAn Outline of a Theory of Civilization\u201d, where he famously translated<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">\u201ccivilization\u201d as \u201cbunmei kaika\u201d <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\u2013 civilization and enlightenment. Is that where the name \u201cKaika\u201d comes from?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2865f0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d2865f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb1b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eb1b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Yes. At that time, many so\u2011called \u201ckaika-mono\u201d appeared in Japan \u2013 imported objects that embodied modern civilisation. Tea caddies were one of them. Before that, tea caddies were made from clay or porcelain, so they were heavy.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: And fragile.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Exactly. Tin made it possible to create lighter and bigger containers. Until then, tea was a luxury drink reserved for the wealthy. Around 1875, ordinary people started to drink tea too, and they needed a way to store their tea leaves and keep them fresh.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: There were no refrigerators then.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: No. So the caddies needed to be properly airtight. I think that was the starting point of everything. At that time, we were a very modern company, using imported tin to make stylish tea caddies \u2013 a completely new idea back then. A hundred and forty years later, we have become an old company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30df9aa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"30df9aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf4e83\" data-id=\"3bf4e83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dacf5b elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"8dacf5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline_zigzag&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;the design of your tea caddies&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: So in the Meiji era, Kaikado must have felt very fashionable. After almost one and a half centuries, has<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">the design of your tea caddies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">changed at all?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511d665 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"511d665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4fead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb4fead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: In fact, no. Neither our methods nor the proportions have changed \u2013 we follow the same standards as before.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">See these here? (He points to a pair of tin caddies, now deep brown and almost black.) One is 100 years old, the other 140. We can still make the same models in the workshop today. Some customers bring back caddies that are a century old to have them repaired and continue using them. That means the caddies we make now will be brought back to us a hundred years later for restoration. So we have to keep doing the same work, for the next hundred years. That is our mission.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb6739 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2eb6739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0fbeaa\" data-id=\"a0fbeaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8803972 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8803972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e7602 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"36e7602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSome customers bring back 100\u2011year\u2011old Kaikado caddies to be repaired and used again. It means the pieces we make today will return to us a century from now. We have to keep working for that future.\u201d\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81f34e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c81f34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9812304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9812304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4513.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4513\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYxMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NTEzLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4513.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3612\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4513.webp 684w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4513-600x898.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4513-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4513-768x1150.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">100\u548c140\u5e74\u5386\u53f2\u7684\u5f00\u5316\u5802\u9521\u8336\u7b52   |  100 years &amp; 140 years old Kaikado tin tea caddy <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7135a14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7135a14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc45d9\" data-id=\"0dc45d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c293ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c293ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a5eda5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a5eda5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62d1f6d\" data-id=\"62d1f6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4aa3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c4aa3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4537.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4537\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYxNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NTM3LndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4537.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3616\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4537.webp 684w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4537-600x898.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4537-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4537-768x1150.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d396dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d396dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09c16de\" data-id=\"09c16de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fe666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e9fe666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7500b47 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7500b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77776a elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"a77776a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;the new elements&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: I know you collaborate with various brands, and you designed a double\u2011layered caddy yourself. Would you say that is one of <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">the new elements<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">you personally brought to Kaikado?\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163767b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"163767b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>T: In my mind, Kaikado is like a tree. When a tree grows branches and blossoms and bears fruit, people are drawn to the flowers \u2013 and then they notice the trunk. Our trunk is the classic tea caddy. The flowers are things like our coffee containers, our collaborations with Danish designers, and the Kaikado Caf\u00e9. But no matter how lush the flowers become, the core will always be the trunk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdf235 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bbdf235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9807958 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9807958\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6f3428\" data-id=\"e6f3428\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30ed8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a30ed8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f40ceac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f40ceac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4dedb8\" data-id=\"b4dedb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86cdf8 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"d86cdf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;change colour over time. &quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: What struck me most about your tea caddies is how they<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">change colour over time. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">As far as I know, your main materials are tin, copper and brass. How quickly do these materials age and develop patina?\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbabff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbabff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4531.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4531\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY0MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NTMxLWUxNTY2OTI0NDMxNTk5LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4531-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3643\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4531-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4531-e1566924431599-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4531-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4531-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4531-e1566924431599.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f3f0ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f3f0ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db54f7a\" data-id=\"db54f7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9371cb6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9371cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb645a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb645a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The beauty of patina<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d731e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d731e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: What struck me most about your tea caddies is how they change colour over time. As far as I know, your main materials are tin, copper and brass. How quickly do these materials age and develop patina?<\/strong>\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: (Taking out two copper caddies.) These are copper \u2013 this one started like this, and turned into this.\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: How long did that take?<\/strong>\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: A few years \u2013 one to two years. We touch them every day to help the patina develop evenly.\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">(He then shows two brass caddies.)\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">These are brass. This kind of transformation takes around five to eight years.\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: So copper changes fastest, and brass needs five to ten years to reach this tone.<\/strong>\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Yes. Sometimes brass turns into a soft yellow with a pinkish glow; sometimes it becomes even rosier, like this larger piece here.\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: What causes those differences in colour?<\/strong>\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: It depends on what you eat \u2013 whether you eat more vegetables or more meat.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889eab4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"889eab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f0ff6d\" data-id=\"0f0ff6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b629fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b629fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102dfff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"102dfff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4560-e1566929705933.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4560\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY1MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NTYwLWUxNTY2OTI5NzA1OTMzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4560-e1566929491226-684x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3652\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4560-e1566929491226-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4560-e1566929491226-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4560-e1566929491226-768x1150.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9ba19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de9ba19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: Because your diet changes your body\u2019s pH level?<\/strong>\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: I think so.\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: Then the owner of this reddish caddy \u2013 more vegetables, or more meat?<\/strong>\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: We still cannot tell. (Laughs.) I know I personally could never live on vegetables alone \u2013 I love meat.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fcbad0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fcbad0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8e0922\" data-id=\"f8e0922\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d9e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72d9e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4559-e1566929929320.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4559\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NTU5LWUxNTY2OTI5OTI5MzIwLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4559-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3650\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4559-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4559-e1566929929320-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4559-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4559-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4559-e1566929929320.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-052f9aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"052f9aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf587eb\" data-id=\"bf587eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ec432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58ec432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6027da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6027da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4563.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4563\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYxNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NTYzLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4563-1024x684.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3617\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4563-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4563-600x401.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4563-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4563-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4563.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdc0321\" data-id=\"cdc0321\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b89c0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f5b89c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c9313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3c9313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">(He takes out three tin caddies.) This small one has aged for 20 years, the darker one for 40.\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">If you look closely, you can see the fine lines on the surface. Those come from the traditional \u201chot dip tin\u201d method I mentioned earlier. When the tin sheet comes out of the water, it keeps those water ripples. Decades later, they appear as this quiet pattern on the caddy. Even pieces of the same age develop different faces, different patina \u2013 each one becomes an individual.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cebd6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"61cebd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba25fa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba25fa8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-678ebc2\" data-id=\"678ebc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83248bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83248bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Kyoto to the World<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7539707 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"7539707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;the international market &quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: As the sixth\u2011generation owner, I can see that compared with earlier generations you place more emphasis on<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">the international market <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">and brand storytelling. Is it fair to say you are slowly guiding Kaikado from a purely traditional tea\u2011caddy maker toward a wider lifestyle brand with a more contemporary identity?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130a9fb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"130a9fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b6070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08b6070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Selling Kaikado overseas feels very natural to me. In my grandfather\u2019s time, he travelled all over western Japan, carrying caddies with him and selling them to small tea shops. In my father\u2019s generation, we began supplying large tea companies. For me, the next step was simply to go beyond Japan and offer our products to the world. I try not to think too much in terms of national borders.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">And because I speak English, things unfolded organically. Japan\u2019s population is shrinking, which means domestic demand will eventually decline. But the global market is huge. Perhaps that is how we can continue to exist for a long time.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">At the same time, we want to stay small \u2013 and be known worldwide.\u200b<\/p><hr class=\"bg-subtle h-px border-0\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6121c8f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6121c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e402ecb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e402ecb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1394324\" data-id=\"1394324\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff5b31 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"bff5b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;different cultures and eating habits,&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: Do you think about how different countries have<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">different cultures and eating habits,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">and therefore different expectations for the utensils they use every day? How do you imagine Kaikado\u2019s caddies fitting into their daily lives?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b8173 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26b8173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f319c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38f319c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: First of all, I try not to think about Japan, and I try not to think about tea. I simply present Kaikado\u2019s pieces as containers. I am not trying to change anything; I am just trying to introduce what we make in different ways. My first experience selling overseas was in Paris, about fifteen or sixteen years ago.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: You must have been in your early twenties back then?<\/strong>\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Hmm\u2026 I think I was closer to thirty.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: How old are you now?<\/strong>\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: I am 44.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: I thought you were about thirty\u2011five.<\/strong>\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: (Laughs.) I already have three children \u2013 two daughters and a son, who are 16, 13 and 7.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: Do you hope they will one day take over Kaikado?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: I do not know whether they will want to. What I can do now is prepare everything for the next generation, so that if they choose to, they can step in.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: As you said earlier, it has to be a two\u2011way decision.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Exactly. And I am not creating something from zero. I am simply handing Kaikado from the sixth generation to the seventh. My role is to build a foundation for whoever comes next.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">When I first went to Paris, around fifteen years ago, I wore a traditional Japanese summer yukata \u2013 not a formal kimono, but still very traditional. Every day I walked from my hotel to the department store to give presentations, and every day on the way I saw the same little boy. On the third day, he looked at me and suddenly said, \u201cNinja.\u201d\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">In that moment, I realised I did not want to introduce Kaikado\u2019s tea caddies to French customers in a \u201cninja\u201d way.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: As if you were playing a role, rather than being yourself?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Yes. Our caddies are not like a themed \u201cMount Fuji\u201d train. They are simply tools for everyday life. If I can present them as ordinary objects for daily use, people will accept them. So I stopped wearing the yukata and switched to clothes like what I am wearing now. Our sales changed too. I realised we must not rely too heavily on the idea of \u201cJapan\u201d. If we over\u2011emphasise \u201cJapan\u201d, it becomes limiting.\u200b<\/p><hr class=\"bg-subtle h-px border-0\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb0541 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4bb0541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77aa922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77aa922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4543.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4543\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYwMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NTQzLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4543.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3601\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4543.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4543-600x401.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4543-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4543-768x513.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-602c617 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"602c617\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aae4dce\" data-id=\"aae4dce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0309ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0309ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A family through war and rebuilding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d0d0fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d0d0fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4beca6d\" data-id=\"4beca6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b40e7c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b40e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee1324 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"4ee1324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;family history. &quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: I\u2019d love to hear more about your<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">family history. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">How did your father, grandfather \u2013 even great\u2011grandfather \u2013 run the company? I heard the second generation was an especially brilliant craftsman, and that each generation has its own story. For example, Hikojiro, the third generation, led Kaikado through the Second World War and the years of rapid economic growth. Could you share some of those stories?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a1aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8a1aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kaikado_family_portrait_1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"kaikado_family_portrait_1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL2thaWthZG9fZmFtaWx5X3BvcnRyYWl0XzEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kaikado_family_portrait_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3655\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kaikado_family_portrait_1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kaikado_family_portrait_1-600x436.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kaikado_family_portrait_1-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u958b\u5316\u5802\u7684\u5148\u8f29\u5011  Source of this picture: Kaikado Blog<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b939b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b939b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Of course. For Kaikado, my grandfather\u2019s era \u2013 he was the fourth generation \u2013 and the late years of the third generation were very difficult times. During the war, the government banned factory production because it consumed too many materials. They ordered us to hand over the metals we used for tea caddies, so they could be turned into weapons. My grandfather buried half of the materials underground and gave the rest to the government. But even though production was banned, people still had to eat and live, so my great\u2011grandfather and grandfather kept making caddies in secret. One day the police came to inspect the area and found out.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: Was that serious? Did they go to prison?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: They were detained for about a week, I think.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: And fined?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Something like that.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">After the war, we resumed production. But by then, many machine\u2011made tea tins were being imported into Japan. People\u2019s mindset had shifted: machine\u2011made products were seen as better, while handmade things felt old\u2011fashioned. Our caddies stopped selling. Handmade tea caddies were considered outdated.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: And those machine\u2011made tins looked similar to the handmade ones?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Yes, the shapes were similar, but the quality was poor. One tea shop told us: if you can offer better quality, we will buy from you. So we continued to make hand\u2011crafted caddies, but in very small quantities. To survive, we opened a pharmacy at the front of the shop and kept the workshop in the back.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: The pharmacy was to support the family financially?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Yes. We still have the big pharmacy sign, stored in our materials room.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: So the hardship did not end immediately with the post\u2011war boom, because people\u2019s attitudes toward traditional craft had changed. Kaikado went through several more difficult years.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: In my grandfather\u2019s time, he would carry caddies across western Japan, selling them to small tea shops and then bringing the payments back home. That was the cycle.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Later, in my father\u2019s generation, the Japanese economy picked up again and we started supplying major tea companies. Those big companies wanted quantity, not quality, so my father tried to reduce the number of production steps to meet their volume. Then the economic bubble burst, and demand for volume disappeared. One day, one of the three large companies we worked with decided to stop ordering our caddies. Overnight, one\u2011third of our business was gone. That is why, when I first entered the business, my father actually told me not to continue \u2013 to go and do something else. He thought Kaikado would eventually disappear.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: I\u2019ve noticed that in your father\u2019s time, he shifted Kaikado from selling mainly to tea companies toward reaching individual customers \u2013 a move from B2B to B2C. Do you still supply tea companies today?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: We do, but it is a small part of our work now. In previous generations, corporate clients made up 80 to 90 percent of our orders. Today, it is around five percent. More and more people appreciate the beauty of handcraft, and Kaikado has become more of a brand than just a supplier.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2186b8b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2186b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079d11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"079d11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4442.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4442\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYwOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NDQyLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4442-1024x684.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3609\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4442-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4442-600x401.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4442-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4442-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4442.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u77ed\u7684\u9318\u5b50\u4f86\u81ea\u300e\u958b\u5316\u5802\u300f4\u4ee3\u76ee\uff0c\u5728\u4f7f\u7528\u4e8650\u5e74\u4e4b\u4e45\u540e\u9577\u5ea6\u540c\u666e\u901a\u9318\u5b50\u986f\u51fa\u6232\u5287\u5316\u7684\u5dee\u8ddd<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfad12 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"0dfad12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;never changed at Kaikado?&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: Over the past 144 years, what is the one thing that has<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">never changed at Kaikado?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Each generation has added something new \u2013 your grandfather introduced copper, your father created portable caddies and opened the door from B2B to B2C, and you brought a global perspective. What has stayed constant?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3416a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0b3416a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49fffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e49fffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: (He picks up a softly gleaming, deep golden caddy.) The feeling when you open the lid \u2013 that has never changed. We work very hard to create a beautiful tactile sensation when you open a caddy. When people feel that, they naturally want to keep something precious inside. Because the caddy is airtight, once you lift the lid and let go, it slowly sinks back down on its own.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">We never set out to make the lid fall in this way as a gimmick. All we aimed for was the perfect opening sensation combined with good air\u2011sealing. The result is that the lid glides down by itself.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: So it is not a calculated \u201cfeature\u201d, but the natural result of a perfect fit between lid and body.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Exactly. At the same time, each generation has had a slightly different sense of what that feeling should be. In my grandfather\u2019s time, the lids were tighter than today. If I hand one of those older caddies to a young person now, they instinctively grab the lid with all four fingers.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: And then they cannot open it.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Right. You can only open it if you hold just the edge of the top. People today don\u2019t know that. So, to match the way people open containers now, we make this part \u2013 the fit between lid and body \u2013 just a fraction looser than in my grandfather\u2019s time. The difference is very subtle. We adjust the \u201cmouthfeel\u201d of the lid for each generation, the way a confectioner adjusts sweetness for modern tastes.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c58407 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c58407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-158af6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"158af6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0b689a\" data-id=\"f0b689a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2881892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2881892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4589.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4589\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYxOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NTg5LndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4589.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3619\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4589.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4589-600x401.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4589-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4589-768x513.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ceac05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ceac05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d34ac\" data-id=\"34d34ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d30ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3d30ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Responsibility without expansion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47bbece elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"47bbece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;biggest challenge?&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: As the sixth generation, what do you see as your<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">biggest challenge?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">And where do you hope to lead Kaikado next?\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3da85 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d3da85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ac2e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ac2e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: In fact, my father originally wanted me to leave the business. He was prepared to let Kaikado end with his generation. So I do not feel pressure from my family \u2013 if something happened and I had to close Kaikado, they would understand. The responsibility I feel is toward the craftsmen working in our workshop.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: How many craftsmen are there at Kaikado?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Eight craftsmen in the workshop. Including supporting staff, we are about twenty. If you add the Kaikado Caf\u00e9 team, we are around thirty in total.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: Kaikado Caf\u00e9 has become very popular. Using your caddies to store coffee beans \u2013 or even pasta \u2013 was your idea, wasn\u2019t it?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: People used to tell me that you must keep only your most precious things inside a Kaikado caddy. Over time, I began to feel that a high wall had formed around our products. I wanted to tear that wall down and encourage people to use them more freely. So I started putting pasta, coffee beans, and all sorts of everyday items inside.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">At the same time, for every caddy people buy today, we must continue working so that, a hundred years from now, when someone brings it back, we can still repair it. That is our responsibility. And through all of this, Kaikado has to stay small. We cannot grow too big.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a4278 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"40a4278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-441b8ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"441b8ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d30475e\" data-id=\"d30475e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f3172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27f3172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4403.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSCF4403\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY1NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hZ25lc2VsZWN0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDhcL0RTQ0Y0NDAzLWUxNTY2OTM2OTM2NzYxLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4403-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3656\" alt=\"Kaikado \u958b\u5316\u5802 by AGNES&apos; 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SELECT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4376.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4376-600x898.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4376-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.agneselect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSCF4376-768x1150.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec2038f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec2038f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-440de58\" data-id=\"440de58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59cdadb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59cdadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why staying small matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dba4a4 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"7dba4a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;against large\\u2011scale production?\\u200b&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A: What makes you so firmly <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">against large\u2011scale production?\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e3067 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"88e3067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3195e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3195e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: If we become too big, we would have to \u201cdo business\u201d just to keep the company going.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: And you don\u2019t want to \u201cdo business\u201d?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: No. I simply want to keep making Kaikado tea caddies for the next hundred years.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: But as you expand globally and strengthen your brand, more and more people around the world will hear about Kaikado and want your products. Demand will grow. If you keep your current scale and pace, the waiting list may become very long.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Then we will ask our customers, \u201cWould you be willing to wait?\u201d (Laughs.) If they are willing to wait until the next generation, then perhaps the next generation can also continue Kaikado. If we grow too large, we will eventually fall. But if we move like a slow, steady stream, we can keep going \u2013 and still become known around the world. That is what we want.\u200b<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>A: And in the future, you still have no intention of introducing machines or assembly\u2011line production. You personally know every craftsman in the workshop, almost like friends or family.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">\u200b<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">T: Yes. The unique essence and atmosphere of Kaikado are crucial. If we become too big, it will be very hard to pass that spirit on to everyone. 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