Hanging wind bell round -Green- iron cast

Hanging wind bell round - Green

This is a wind chime for indoor use. Enjoy the sound of the chimes in the air conditioner or fan in your room. You can also store important small items in the tray. You can also place it at the entrance of your home, put your keys in the tray, and when you take the key out and put it back in, your hand will touch the strip of paper and the chimes will ring. That's another way to enjoy it.

This round wind bell is part of the geometric series of Chushin Kobo. It combines traditional Japanese cast iron craft with a timeless modern design. The round wind bell is available in five colors. The wind chime stand is included.

It is said that wind chimes originated from the wind bells that were hung in the corners of the eaves of old temple buildings. The name "suzu" (bell) was born from the purity of the sound of the bells. It is believed that the pure sound has the magical power to calm the mind and ward off evil, and bronze bells excavated from the Yayoi period, whose purpose is unclear, are known to be a type of bell used as a ritual implement.

Wind bells are traditional Japanese products which are said to have been devised in the Muromachi Period, almost 660 years ago, and since then, they have been a standard feature of Summer to the Japanese. In Summer time, Japanese people hang a wind bell, with a small rectangular piece of paper, so called “Tanzaku” under the eaves of houses or the ceiling of rooms so that a wind bell rings slightly when it catches the breeze, thus giving them a mental feeling of coolness.

• Product number: 89
• Product name: hanging wind bell round - furin
• Available color: black / green / blue / brown / yellow
• Dimensions: 115x90x325mm
• Material: Cast iron
• Weight: Approx. 450g

• Box: paper
• Made in Japan

Care instructions

Cast iron is prone to rust, so please wipe it with a soft cloth after use and store it in a dry place.

Information about the designer

"Chushin no Kobo" is a casting studio created by Masuda Naoki that proposes the traditional beauty of Japanese castings to modern lifestyles.
Traditional crafts are never conservative in nature, but are extremely innovative in their time, combining hard and soft aspects. By adopting modernity as a tool for daily life that enriches people's lives, new traditions are created.

Masuda-san, was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1949. After graduating from university, he worked as an assistant to his mentor, Professor Yoshitake Mosuke of Musashino Art University, for five years, developing designs for local industries all over the country.
In 1977, he moved to Yamagata City, and over the course of 20 years established the "WAZUQU" brand at Kikuchi Hojudo Co., Ltd., where he created over 600 of his own designs. He went independent in 1997, and established "Chushin no Kobo", which proposes the traditional beauty of Japanese castings for today's lifestyles. He is involved in the design, production and distribution of castings, mainly using materials such as iron, aluminum and bronze. He is currently a member of the Japan Craft Design Association, a part-time lecturer at Tohoku University of Art and Design, and a part-time lecturer at Yamagata University.