TSUKUMOGAMI COLLECTION
In creating the Tsukumogami Collection, George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg of design firm Yabu Pushelberg were inspired by Japanese folklore of the same name—a belief that tools will acquire a spirit of their own after they have served their owner for 100 years.
Their design concept was to give each piece a personality—Shiin, in a smoky blue, is a silent observer; Jiro-Jiro, in dark green, watches over everything intently; and Uro-Uro, in purple, likes to roam around. “Each one has a mode and an emotion through their eyes and their shape,” says Pushelberg. “These are friendly monsters; they are not intimidating.”
“I was never afraid of monsters as a kid, so with this I couldn’t really do something that was evil,” says Yabu.