Simple, artisanal, but far from gimmicky; take a look at these lovely sake-pouring vessels from artist and artisan Kouta Fukunaga. Crafted from birch, their honest design really appeals to us and apparently to the Takaoka Craft Competition too, where Fukunaga's design picked up an award recently.

If your Japanese is up to scratch, then you can get hold of one through Snowwood here.