Kinto is about slowing down and imagining the scenes that enrich your life to develop and bring you products with genuine creativity and thoughtfulness. Their passion and design is ignited by diverse cultures and lifestyles, often rooted in Japanese traditions and interpreted in a way that fits with the modern lifestyles all around the world. First founded in Shiga, Japan in 1972 as a tableware distributor, Kinto has since developed their own product lines and are found worldwide.