
irogami grater
irogami ひとひらのおろし金
2020
A grater shaped like turning over a piece of paper. The turned corners just fit the edge of the hand. The user can grate the food with a new feeling as if you grated directly with the palm of your hand. Rather than grate a large amount of food at one time, the user can grate ginger, garlic, cheese, etc. on the dish and sprinkle it, or use it easily in various scenes. “irogami grater" is a compact grater that fits in the palm of the user's hand with a new style never seen before.
めくれた一枚の紙ような形状のおろし金。めくれた角の部分が手のひらにぴったりフィットし、まるで手のひらでおろすかのような新感覚でおろすことができます。一度に大量の食材をおろすのではなく、お皿の上で生姜やニンニク、チーズなどをすりおろして振りかけたり、様々なシーンで手軽に使えます。「irogami ひとひらのおろし金」は、今までにない新しいスタイルの手のひらにおさまるコンパクトなおろし金です。








PRIZE
2019._ Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture in 2019 / Young Design Competition Tsubame vol.3 Grand Prize
2020._ GOOD DESIGN® Awards The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd.
2021._ JAPAN TSUBAME INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CONTEST 2021
2021._ NIIGATA IDS DESIGN COMPETITION 2021
2022._ JIDA (Japan Industrial Design Association) MUSEUM SELECTION 2021
2022._ Hong Kong Smart Design Award Silver Prize
2022._ The 94th Tokyo International Gift Show Autumn 2022 Kitchen & Dining Goods Contest Grand Prize

MANUFACTURER
The manufacturing industry in Tsubame City has a genealogy and footprint of manufacturing that began with the Japanese nails of Kanei (1624-) in the olden days. Over the years, we have created some of the best craftsmen in Japan, and handicraft craftsmen have established Tsubame products into world-class brands. Founded in Tsubame City in 1890. As a knife maker, we worked on the production of "files", which was the main industry of Tsubame city at that time. This is the beginning of "tsuboe". Today, we manufacture various metal blades that make use of that technology. We are proud of our technical capabilities, quality and high reliability that can meet the needs of users, from household graters to professional graters.
燕市の製造業は、古くは寛永(1624~)の和釘からはじまったものづくりの系譜と足跡を持っています。長い年月をかけて、国内屈指の名工を輩出し、手仕事の職人たちが燕製品を世界に誇るブランドへと確立させてきました。 燕市で1890年に創業。刃物メーカーとして、当時燕市の主要産業であった「ヤスリ」の製造を手掛けました。これが「ツボエ」の始まりです。現在では、その技術を生かした様々な金属刃物を製造しています。家庭用のおろし金からプロ用のおろし金まで、ユーザーのニーズに応えられる技術力と品質、高い信頼性を誇ります。