Bespoke commissions cover custom tints, logo printing on the base, and matched sets — , sauce dish, oshibori tray, sushi board, all from the same glass batch. That’s what makes a table look like it was designed rather than assembled. Standard range pieces ship 6 to 10 weeks from confirmed order. Bespoke with custom tints or non-standard geometry: 10 to 16 weeks.

What is a chopstick rest used for?

It holds a pair of chopsticks above the table surface between courses so the tips don’t contact the tablecloth. It’s also a signal — a small one, but formal Japanese dining rooms read on exactly these details.

What’s the difference between a chopstick rest and a cutlery rest?

Size and shape, mostly. A chopstick rest is a narrow cradle, 6 to 10 cm, built for a chopstick pair. A cutlery rest is longer and flatter — it holds European cutlery between courses without the piece rolling. Both come in glass.

What is a Japanese chopstick rest?

The traditional format from Japanese fine dining: a small cradle placed beside the chopstick pair at table setting. In a formal Japanese restaurant it’s part of the table composition, not an afterthought — typically matched to the dinnerware in material and tint.

Can chopstick rests be produced in custom colours?

Yes. Over forty standard tints in the current range, plus custom tints for orders meeting the minimum batch quantity. Matching the rest to the sushi board or dinnerware tint is the most common request — properties usually want everything from the same batch.

What’s a spoon and chopstick rest?

A wider format that holds both a European spoon and a chopstick pair. Common in tasting menu restaurants running Asian and European courses in the same service. The geometry is custom per brief — it’s not a one-size solution.

Are glass chopstick rests dishwasher safe?

Yes. Tested to commercial dishwasher and thermal shock resistance standards. Non-porous glass doesn’t retain odour or flavour between services, which matters when the rest goes back into use on the next table.

What is a Chinese spoon rest?

A small table piece that holds a Chinese ceramic spoon above the surface between courses. MyGlassStudio produces a glass version for Chinese-concept fine dining programmes, matched in tint to the rest of the table set.

Can chopstick rests be ordered as part of a full Japanese table set?

That’s the recommended approach. Commissioning the rest alongside the sushi board, sauce dish, and oshibori tray from the same glass batch is what produces a coherent set rather than pieces that happen to share a table.

Chopstick Rest and Cutlery Rest for Fine Dining Tableware

There are pieces on a table that nobody notices when they’re right. A chopstick rest is one of them. A guest at a Japanese fine dining table doesn’t think about it — but they’d notice if it wasn’t there, or if it was cheap, or if the rest tilted the chopsticks toward the plate. A cutlery rest, a spoon and chopstick rest, a Chinese spoon rest — each format handles a specific service moment, and the absence of a problem is the whole job. Glass handles that quietly.

MyGlassStudio produces chopstick rests and cutlery rests in glass for Japanese restaurants, Asian-concept fine dining, and hotels with a Japanese F&B programme. Everything is made to order. The full restaurant tableware range gives context.

Lacquered wood and ceramic are the traditional materials for this format. Glass is not. Which is exactly why it works for a contemporary Japanese dining room: it carries colour without a coating, it doesn’t absorb odour between services, and it can be produced in the same tint as the sushi board sitting beside it. A Japanese chopstick rest in smoke tint next to a smoke-tinted glass plate isn’t a coincidence. It’s a decision the kitchen made early. The fine dining tableware collection covers the full fine dining table setting family.

Chopstick rest and cutlery rest by MyGlassStudio — bespoke glass restaurant tableware

Japanese Style Bento Box in Glass With Texture

SC-17-16-X40

Length: 28.0 cm; Width: 9.3 cm;

Height: 4.3 cm

Masterpack Qty: 8

Chopstick Rest and Cutlery Rest for Fine Dining Tableware

Japanese Style Bento Box in Glass With Texture

Bento Box Plate in Milk White

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Birch White

Chopstick Rest in Gold

Bento Box Plate in Milk White

Black And Red Bento Box in Black

Bento Box Plate in Milk White

Japanese Style Bento Box in Tobacco Brown

Pink Bento Box in Light Salmon Pink

Bento Box Plate in Niagara Blue

Japanese Bento in Black

Bento Box Design in Dark Silver Gray

Japanese Bento in Light Blue

Japanese Style Bento Box in Misty Blue

Bento Box Plate in Hermes Orange

Bento Box Plate in Misty Blue

Bento Dinner Plate in Mint Green

Japanese Style Bento Box in Yellow Gold

Japanese Bento in Milk White

Bento Dinner Plate in Coral Red

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Glass With Texture

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Chinese Red

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Dark Silver Gray

Chopstick Rest in Dark Gray

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Olive Gray

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Glass With Texture

Chopstick Rest in Olive Green

Spoon And Chopstick Rest in Almond Beige

Chinese Spoon in Jungle Blue

Chinese Spoon in Almond Beige

Spoon And Chopstick Rest in Matte Gold

Oriental Soup Spoon in Aquamarine

Spoon And Chopstick Rest in Aquamarine

Spoon And Chopstick Rest in Old Gold

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Almond Beige

Chinese Spoon in Matte Gold

Cutlery Case in Milk White

Spoon And Chopstick Rest in Pure Gold

Cutlery Case in Jungle Blue

Chopstick Rest in Pure Gold

Chopstick Rest in Black

Cutlery Case in Pure Gold

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Platinum Silver

Chopstick Rest in Platinum Silver

Chopstick Rest in Black

Chopstick Rest in Copper

Spoon And Chopstick Rest in Platinum Silver

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Old Gold

Copper Spoon Rest in Caramel Copper

Spoon And Chopstick Rest in Tobacco Brown

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Silver

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Gold

Chopstick Holder in Tobacco Brown

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Black

Chopstick Holder in Milk White

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Niagara Blue

Japanese Chopstick Rest in Mint Green

Chopstick Holder in Cognac Brown

Elevated Serving Tray in Coral Red

Elevated Serving Tray in Jungle Blue

Elevated Serving Tray in Aquamarine

Elevated Serving Tray in Fiesta Red

Shaped Dinnerware

Cutlery Rest and Chopstick Rest by Format and Use Case

Japanese chopstick rest geometry

Spoon and chopstick rest for multi-course tasting menus

Chopstick Rests: Specifications and Ordering

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