GIF Techcraft
Using technology to deliver real voices from around the world to artisans, creating evolved traditional crafts.
GIF Techcraft is a craft brand born from challenge. AI delivers your＆to artisans, fusing it with Japanese ＆craftsmanship＆to create the traditional crafts that everyone has truly wanted.
GIF Techcraft
- Traditional Crafts That Don't Yet Exist in the World, Created Through Technology and Tradition
GIF Techcraft is a craft brand that innovates centuries-old Japanese traditional crafts through technology.
The "Techcraft" we create follows an entirely new form of manufacturing:
AI delivers new creative ideas (= the voices the world seeks) to artisans
Artisans use traditional techniques to first create "digital crafts"
Physical products are only manufactured when customer requests (support) are received
The "Techcraft" we create follows an entirely new form of manufacturing:
AI delivers new creative ideas (= the voices the world seeks) to artisans
Artisans use traditional techniques to first create "digital crafts"
Physical products are only manufactured when customer requests (support) are received
Ice plays "music," and your hands complete the "art."
The world's voices met 400 years of mastery.
Why This Project, Why Now?
To make a glass of whiskey more special. To taste morning coffee with all five senses.
To be freed from the stress of hard butter.
To be freed from the stress of hard butter.
Countless "voices" reaching artisans from around the world through technology. However, before GIF Techcraft was born, artisans creating traditional crafts faced two significant walls.
The Artisan's Serious Dilemma
The yen's weakness, the Japan boom. The world seeks Japanese traditional crafts. Yet artisans were uncertain.
One is the 'Wall of Creation.' Not knowing what the world wants, they feel anxious about what to create next.
The other is the 'Wall of Economics.' For crafts like silverware, even creating a single prototype requires enormous costs. The challenge itself carries risk.
The world's "desire" and the artisan's "wish to create" couldn't meet.
One is the 'Wall of Creation.' Not knowing what the world wants, they feel anxious about what to create next.
The other is the 'Wall of Economics.' For crafts like silverware, even creating a single prototype requires enormous costs. The challenge itself carries risk.
The world's "desire" and the artisan's "wish to create" couldn't meet.
Our Answer: Artisan × Technology
What if we could accurately deliver the world's "voices" to artisans? GIF Techcraft was born from this question.
Artisans with Global data drive tradition forward
AI collects and analyzes real "voices" from around the world, "translating" them for artisans. Artisans respond with 400 years of master craftsmanship passed down through generations. The birth of new crafts through the fusion of technology and tradition.
Artisans with Global data drive tradition forward
AI collects and analyzes real "voices" from around the world, "translating" them for artisans. Artisans respond with 400 years of master craftsmanship passed down through generations. The birth of new crafts through the fusion of technology and tradition.
So How Can This Be Achieved?
- Because There Are "Silversmiths" with 400 Years of Mastery
Tokyo Silverware
- The Mastery of "Silversmiths" Continuing from the Edo Period
"Tokyo Silverware" is a traditional craft that has continued for 400 years since the Edo period. The artisans are called "silversmiths (shiroganeshi)."
Nisshin Kikinzoku Co., Ltd. continues to pass techniques to the next generation, with father Muneteru Kamikawa as master, inherited through a family of three sons and one daughter, true Edoites.
Nisshin Kikinzoku Co., Ltd. continues to pass techniques to the next generation, with father Muneteru Kamikawa as master, inherited through a family of three sons and one daughter, true Edoites.
The Birth of Seven Techcrafts
Seven pure silver products born from the world's voices.
🥃 HYOMEI (Ice Sound) - Whiskey Tumbler: Music played by ice. The "resonance point" on the inner bottom transforms a single glass into a ritual for all five senses.
☕ TSUKIYOMI (Moon Reading) - Iced Coffee Tumbler: The ultra-thin rim disappears on your lips. The ultimate cup to directly feel temperature and aroma.
🌟 HOSHIYOMI (Star Reading) - Incense Burner: As you use it, the gold wears away, revealing your unique starry sky. An incense burner that grows with time.
🧈 ONJIN (Warm Blade) - Butter Knife: Melts hard butter with body heat. A breakfast revolution requiring no electricity, completely self-contained.
🍶 TEKAGE (Hand Shadow) - Sake Cup: Your handprints cast shadows on the perfect mirror surface. A design completed by the user.
🍵 Shīnra (All Creation) - Pure Silver Tea Set: Spiral grooves make tea leaves dance. A masterpiece exceeding 1.5 million yen.
✨ SOKI (Dual Texture) - Pure Silver Gua Sha: Cool to tighten, warm to circulate. Innovation in dual texture.
🥃 HYOMEI (Ice Sound) - Whiskey Tumbler: Music played by ice. The "resonance point" on the inner bottom transforms a single glass into a ritual for all five senses.
☕ TSUKIYOMI (Moon Reading) - Iced Coffee Tumbler: The ultra-thin rim disappears on your lips. The ultimate cup to directly feel temperature and aroma.
🌟 HOSHIYOMI (Star Reading) - Incense Burner: As you use it, the gold wears away, revealing your unique starry sky. An incense burner that grows with time.
🧈 ONJIN (Warm Blade) - Butter Knife: Melts hard butter with body heat. A breakfast revolution requiring no electricity, completely self-contained.
🍶 TEKAGE (Hand Shadow) - Sake Cup: Your handprints cast shadows on the perfect mirror surface. A design completed by the user.
🍵 Shīnra (All Creation) - Pure Silver Tea Set: Spiral grooves make tea leaves dance. A masterpiece exceeding 1.5 million yen.
✨ SOKI (Dual Texture) - Pure Silver Gua Sha: Cool to tighten, warm to circulate. Innovation in dual texture.
This Is Not a "Product" - It's an "Experience"
🎁 Gifting a Ritual That Satisfies All Five Senses
The sound of ice playing, temperature felt on lips, art nurtured by hands. Everyday moments transform into special times.
📖 Gifting Your Unique Story
Changes with use, growing with the owner. This is a gift that carves a personal narrative.
⏳ Gifting Lasting Value
Quality to use for a lifetime. Heirlooms passed down through generations. All delivered in premium paulownia boxes.
💡 Gifting Thoughtfulness
Elegantly solving small daily stresses. Practical, refined thoughtfulness given form.
The sound of ice playing, temperature felt on lips, art nurtured by hands. Everyday moments transform into special times.
📖 Gifting Your Unique Story
Changes with use, growing with the owner. This is a gift that carves a personal narrative.
⏳ Gifting Lasting Value
Quality to use for a lifetime. Heirlooms passed down through generations. All delivered in premium paulownia boxes.
💡 Gifting Thoughtfulness
Elegantly solving small daily stresses. Practical, refined thoughtfulness given form.
Why Pure Silver?
Thermal conductivity: 420 W/(m·K) — 26 times that of stainless steel
Transmits temperature changes to fingertips (Tsukiyomi)
Melts hard butter with body heat (Onjin)
Sustains hot/cold therapy (Soki)
High antibacterial properties that don't compromise food flavors. All products are hygienic and safe.
The unique patina of silver deepens with use. The story carved by time. Beautiful in itself.
Transmits temperature changes to fingertips (Tsukiyomi)
Melts hard butter with body heat (Onjin)
Sustains hot/cold therapy (Soki)
High antibacterial properties that don't compromise food flavors. All products are hygienic and safe.
The unique patina of silver deepens with use. The story carved by time. Beautiful in itself.
This Does Not Yet Exist in the World
The products you see exist only digitally. Manufacturing by Tokyo silverware artisans will begin only when this crowdfunding succeeds.
*Product images are AI-generated concept images. Actual products created by artisan craftsmanship will possess texture, weight, and brilliance that images cannot express.
Your support creates the "real thing."
*Product images are AI-generated concept images. Actual products created by artisan craftsmanship will possess texture, weight, and brilliance that images cannot express.
Your support creates the "real thing."
Your Support Brings Them Into Reality for the First Time
Manufacturing by artisans begins only when this crowdfunding succeeds.
In other words, supporters become:
✨ The first people in the world to own these products
🔨 People who make the artisan's historic new challenge possible
📖 Partners who co-create the future of traditional crafts
In other words, supporters become:
✨ The first people in the world to own these products
🔨 People who make the artisan's historic new challenge possible
📖 Partners who co-create the future of traditional crafts
The Ultimate Rarity of the First Production Run
Only minimum lot numbers will be manufactured in this project. Since there are no plans for reproduction,first production items will exist in extremely limited quantities.
This is not a "purchase" - it's a historic moment of carving a new page in traditional crafts together.
This is not a "purchase" - it's a historic moment of carving a new page in traditional crafts together.
Project Method: All-or-Nothing
The project is established only when the target amount is reached. If not achieved, all support funds will be fully refunded.
Your support makes the artisan's new challenge a reality.
Your support makes the artisan's new challenge a reality.
FAQ
Q. Why are the prices high?
A. We use 99.9% pure silver, with Tokyo silverware artisans hand-finishing each piece. This is an investment in quality passed down through generations and innovative experiential value.
Q. Is maintenance difficult?
A. After use, simply wash gently with a soft cloth and wipe away moisture. The unique aging (patina) of silver is also part of its charm.
Q. Can repairs be done?
A. We apologize, but due to product characteristics, we cannot offer repair services. We manufacture with lifetime quality in mind, so please handle with care.
Q. Are the weights accurate?
A. Listed weights are approximate. Due to artisan craftsmanship, individual pieces may vary in weight, which should be understood as part of handcrafted uniqueness.
Q. When will delivery occur?
A. Delivery is scheduled from X month 2026. As these are made-to-order by artisans, please allow time.
Q. Are the images actual product photos?
A. No. These are AI-generated concept images. Actual products will differ from images in texture, color, and detail due to artisan craftsmanship. Prototypes do not currently exist; this is a challenge to create actual products for the first time with supporters.
A. We use 99.9% pure silver, with Tokyo silverware artisans hand-finishing each piece. This is an investment in quality passed down through generations and innovative experiential value.
Q. Is maintenance difficult?
A. After use, simply wash gently with a soft cloth and wipe away moisture. The unique aging (patina) of silver is also part of its charm.
Q. Can repairs be done?
A. We apologize, but due to product characteristics, we cannot offer repair services. We manufacture with lifetime quality in mind, so please handle with care.
Q. Are the weights accurate?
A. Listed weights are approximate. Due to artisan craftsmanship, individual pieces may vary in weight, which should be understood as part of handcrafted uniqueness.
Q. When will delivery occur?
A. Delivery is scheduled from X month 2026. As these are made-to-order by artisans, please allow time.
Q. Are the images actual product photos?
A. No. These are AI-generated concept images. Actual products will differ from images in texture, color, and detail due to artisan craftsmanship. Prototypes do not currently exist; this is a challenge to create actual products for the first time with supporters.
Risks and Challenges
This project involves complete made-to-order production by traditional craft artisans.
- Due to artisan craftsmanship, delivery times may be delayed
- Due to the nature of handcraft, actual products will have individual variations (weight, color, etc.)
- If pure silver market prices fluctuate significantly, we may need to request price adjustments
- Due to artisan craftsmanship, delivery times may be delayed
- Due to the nature of handcraft, actual products will have individual variations (weight, color, etc.)
- If pure silver market prices fluctuate significantly, we may need to request price adjustments
Our Promise
We will work closely with artisans and transparently communicate the production process. We will strive to ensure you can follow the project with peace of mind.
Project Team Introduction
Tokyo Silverware "Nisshin Kikinzoku Co., Ltd."
Silversmith: Soko Kamikawa
Third-generation inheritor of "silversmith" techniques continuing from the Edo period, passed down from master and father Muneterasu Kamiakwa. Challenges next-generation traditional crafts by fusing 400 years of tradition with youthful sensibility.
GIF Techcraft Management Team
Representative: Tomohiro Oizumi
Launched a brand connecting technology and traditional crafts under the mission "World voices to Japanese techniques."
Silversmith: Soko Kamikawa
Third-generation inheritor of "silversmith" techniques continuing from the Edo period, passed down from master and father Muneterasu Kamiakwa. Challenges next-generation traditional crafts by fusing 400 years of tradition with youthful sensibility.
GIF Techcraft Management Team
Representative: Tomohiro Oizumi
Launched a brand connecting technology and traditional crafts under the mission "World voices to Japanese techniques."
Your Support Creates the Future
This project is not simply "product sales." This is a challenge to change the future of traditional crafts.
Your support will:
- Enable the artisan's historic challenge
- Pass Japan's precious techniques at risk of being lost to the next generation
- Become a bridge connecting the world and Japanese talent
A glass of whiskey plays music, and your hands complete art.
Won't you create this future together?
Your support will:
- Enable the artisan's historic challenge
- Pass Japan's precious techniques at risk of being lost to the next generation
- Become a bridge connecting the world and Japanese talent
A glass of whiskey plays music, and your hands complete art.
Won't you create this future together?
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⚠️ Please Read Before Supporting
- All product images on this page are AI-generated concept images. Prototypes do not currently exist.
- Actual products will differ from images in texture, color, and detail due to artisan craftsmanship.
- Returns/cancellations after support due to individual variations from handcraft or "different from image" cannot be accepted.
- Please support with a full understanding of the value of "authentic" handcrafted traditional crafts.
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⚠️ Please Read Before Supporting
- All product images on this page are AI-generated concept images. Prototypes do not currently exist.
- Actual products will differ from images in texture, color, and detail due to artisan craftsmanship.
- Returns/cancellations after support due to individual variations from handcraft or "different from image" cannot be accepted.
- Please support with a full understanding of the value of "authentic" handcrafted traditional crafts.
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