Manhole Cover Coasters: JAPAN
Manhole Cover Coasters: JAPAN
There’s no place on Earth better than Japan regarding manhole cover illustration. There are thousands of unique covers throughout the country, from tiny villages to metropolises. Here we celebrate four of the largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya. You can learn about each cover in the custom coaster section.
Make a stand by adding a JAPAN display stand
Tombino replicates manhole covers from around the world into functional art in the form of coasters, trivets and magnets. Each illustration is initially hand-drawn for precision and then permanently etched into cork. These make the perfect birthday or holiday gift. Each coaster is .25" thick and 4" in diameter. The engraving method has incredible detail and tactility. Fabricated from sustainable Portuguese cork. Designed and packaged in Philadelphia, PA USA.
Cork is a natural material, thus rare aberrations within the etching can occur, but at this scale good luck noticing.
As each one is made to order please allow three business days for delivery.
“We all have three cities: the one in which we grew up, the one where we live and the one in which we wished we live."-Alan Furst
A custom display rack can be ordered too. See the individual trivets and magnets as well.
