The Essentials
OGATA’s art of living is embodied in contemporary original forms, in all aspects of daily life. Tea is the central pillar, cuisine and wagashi offer conviviality and delights to share, while fragrances bring serenity and harmony. This unique experience is sustained by works of craft designed as beautiful tools to enrich our daily lives.
TEA
Tea is the foundation of the OGATA way of being. Its widespread consumption in the East was originally justified by its soothing properties. Not only is natural tea beneficial to our health, more importantly it brings people together around a common experience. OGATA strives to create a radically different and varied, everyday experience of tea defined by contemporary forms.
CUISINE
Eating is the most primitive, intimate experience of the blessings of nature, in harmony with the passing of the seasons. The original OGATA take on cuisine, is a contemporary reinterpretation of Japanese home cooking and regional specialties. It is also a dialogue between the Japanese culinary spirit and local produce, growing and developing from its multiple encounters with different culinary traditions.
WAGASHI
The word wagashi literally means “Japanese sweets,”
with its origins dating back to when we gathered nuts and fruits. Each wagashi holds a symbolic meaning echoing a given time of the year, indexing a particular cultural reference, and very often accompanying a specific festival or ritual. Traditionally, these treats were a rare privilege, but at OGATA our intention is to make wagashi a small joy accessible in our daily lives – a reminder to pay attention to the passing of each season.
CRAFT
The OGATA
vision for craft is simple: enriching our daily lives by offering functional, timeless, and long-lasting products made from natural materials to make the most of limited resources. Our mission behind craft production is twofold: to enrich our everyday lives, while guaranteeing the transmission of crafting techniques to the next generation. We believe in treasuring each object, caring for it, repairing it, and finding unexpected beauty as it ages. Tools instill certain behaviors in those who wield them, and well-conceived works of craft bring harmony in our lives over the long terms.
FRAGRANCE
OGATA’s fragrances are a soothing remedy capable of balancing the senses and awakening memories, in perfect harmony with our body. In a world dominated by artificial perfumes, OGATA intentionally resorted to the most archaic production techniques for fragrances in the hopes of regenerating our olfactory sensitivity. Bespoke fragrances are also offered, in a sophisticated composition that takes us back to the essence of our sensory
experience.