Copper Kettle / Yakan

Reddish copper at first, then slowly deepening to a warm amber — a kettle that changes alongside you.

Made by Shinko Kinzoku in Tsubame, Niigata — one of Japan's most respected metalworking regions — this copper kettle by AZMAYA carries genuine material character. Copper conducts heat well, has natural antibacterial properties, and tends to mellow the taste of chlorinated tap water over time. The interior is tin-lined for safe everyday use, while the outer surface begins as a lively reddish-copper tone and gradually mellows into the kind of burnished amber that only comes from years of use. At over two liters, it has a presence — the kind of thing that looks right sitting on the stovetop. Learn more about tea ware materials at About Materials of Tea Ware.

This kettle is made to be used. It gets better looking the more you do.

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AZMAYA is a Tokyo-based design brand that partners with specialist craft studios across Japan, bringing each maker's expertise to bear on objects designed for daily use. This kettle is made by Shinko Kinzoku, a metalworking company based in the Tsubame-Sanjo area of Niigata Prefecture — a region whose metalworkers have produced kitchen tools and industrial hardware for over three centuries.

Shinko Kinzoku works in copper, drawing on Tsubame-Sanjo's tradition of hand-hammering and burnishing to achieve surfaces that develop character with use. The kettle's body is formed from a single sheet, shaped and soldered by craftspeople who treat each stage — drawing, annealing, planishing — as an opportunity to refine rather than merely finish.