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Shin IWA" is made by Shiraiwa (Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture), the brewery of Richard Jofrowa, the former chief brewer of the French luxury champagne "Dom Perignon".
Kengo Kuma introduced Richard Jofrowa to the Masuda Sake Brewery, and the collaboration was realized.
The IWA bottle was designed by Marc Newson: it resembles the shape of a Burgundy wine rather than a traditional sake bottle. The neck of the bottle also gives a slightly different impression.
The etiquettes were a collaboration between calligrapher Mariko Kinoshita and art director Hideki Nakajima.
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