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All natural incense + Minimalist incense burners

Design your own modern incense package

We are a 100% family owned business incorporated in Seattle. We spend part of the year in Shanghai to learn the ancient art of Chinese incense from a leading Chinese incense maker, who has dedicated decades to the art.

 

Our incense burners are designed from scratch in our Shanghai studio, where we also blend and handmake a selection of our incense sticks.

All natural incense + Minimalist incense burners

Design your own modern incense package

We are a 100% family owned business incorporated in Seattle. We spend part of the year in Shanghai to learn the ancient art of Chinese incense from a leading Chinese incense maker, who has dedicated decades to the craft.

Our incense burners are designed from scratch in our Shanghai studio, where we also blend and handmake a selection of our incense sticks.

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"BRUTALLY BEAUTIFUL

INCENSE HOLDERS"

"...Kin Object’s series of incense holders seem to capture the raw architectural beauty of the modernist movement in miniature..."

"BEST ART DROP"

"...The concrete holders were made using concrete...
resulting in a sleek, slate grey finish..."

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STEP 1: Choose Your Incense

All natural fragrance: a choice of our three best-selling incense sticks

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★★★★★ Rated 4.88/5 based on 47 reviews.

The Harmony Incense Collection | 合香系列

The Harmony Collection of incense sticks draws its roots from incense recipes dating back to Ancient China, where incense recipes first began to be collated approximately 2,500 years ago.

Pear Chamber| 鹅梨帐中香

Created by a Southern Chinese ruler's consort for her bed chambers, this recipe is a blend of the Chinese e-pear, with sandalwood and aloeswood.

Mountain Illusions | 寒山仙踪

This incense tries to capture the aromas of a mountain life, with somber wood bases and a Yulan magnolia (玉兰花) highlight, a flower often cultivated in temples in the Tang dynasty as a sign of purity.

Tibetan Earths | 古秘藏香

Rooted in Traditional Tibetan Medicine, Tibetan incense are unique in their rich assortment of ingredients and their earthy, herbal smell.

All of our incense are made from all natural ingredients with no artificial enhancement.

Length:21cm | 8.25 inches

Quantity:

35 sticks for single scent selections

12 sticks x 3 for mixed pack selection

Each stick burns for approximately 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Pear Chamber:Sandalwood, Aloeswood, E-pear

Mountain Illusions:Aloeswood, Yulan magnolia, Styrax, Chinese Cedar, Sandalwood

Tibetan Earths main ingredients:Saffron, Rhodiola Rosea, Nutmeg, Caterpillar Fungus, Musk, Aloeswood, Sandalwood, Tibetan Cypress, Borneol, and other ingredients (total 36)

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★★★★★ Rated 4.76/5 based on 27 reviews.

Palace Rituals |宫中香

Incense was an integral part of Chinese palace life up until the 19th century. Men used incense to aid them in reading, composing poetry, and conducting official business; women used incense as they played music, sang, painted, and conducted “unofficial” business behind-the-scenes. Both carried incense balls on their waists, and had an incense holder permanently lit in their quarters.

This blend is derived from one of the various palace incense recipes recorded in History of Incense《香乘》. It has a base of sandalwood and aloeswood, a rich overlay of native Chinese roots and flowers, rounded off with musk grass and unguis odoratus – the powder of a marine shell dating back to Babylonian incense recipes.

The result is a distinctive warm, earthy scent with a cool, sweet tinge, luring you slowly yet surely into its embrace.

 

Palace Rituals is part of the Kin Premium Collection, a collection of incense exclusively hand-made in small scale studios including our own. All incense in the Premium incense collection are enclosed in Wutong wood boxes painted with traditional Chinese red ink.

Full length: 21cm | 8.25 inches

(60-70min burn time/stick, total 20+ hours for 20 sticks, 50+ hours for 50 sticks)

Half length: 10.5cm | 4.125 inches

(30-35min burn time/stick, total 10+ hours for 20 sticks, 25+ hours for 50 sticks)

Ingredients:Sandalwood, Aloeswood, Tonka Bean, Chinese Nardostachys Root and Rhizome, Citronella, Sticky Germander, Unguis Odoratus, Camphor, Musk Grass, Nanmu

All stick incense are enclosed in a glass tube and a Wutong box; all backflow incense cones are encased in a Wutong box; Wutong is a type of wood popular for storing incense in East Asia due to its superior anti-mold and anti-moisture properties.

Please note that as every piece is handmade, the size, shape and color will have irregularities depending on the batch. These are a part of the handmade process and not considered defects.

Over time, we may continue to tweak the blend as we are continually searching for better ingredients, and improvements to our processes.

★★★★★ Rated 4.9/5 based on 19 reviews.

The Four Masters |四合香 

As its name suggests, this incense is made from the four grand masters of traditional Chinese incense – aloeswood (also named agarwood, jinko, oud), sandalwood, camphor and musk (substituted with musk grass).

From the Tang dynasty (beginning c. 7th century) onward, these four ingredients have been the pillars of Chinese incense, and the blend of these four is a true classic, with various versions documented in the History of Incense《香乘》.

This is a true no brainer – from the moment we first lit the prototype in the studio, we agreed unanimously that it was a blend for the final collection. The warm complexity of the aloeswood, the refreshing milkiness of the sandalwood, the gentle coolness of the camphor, rounded off with the smoothness of the musk – it all co-exists in perfect harmony.

 

The Four Masters is part of the Kin Premium Collection, a collection of incense exclusively hand-made in small scale studios including our own. All incense in the Premium incense collection are enclosed in Wutong wood boxes painted with traditional Chinese red ink.

Size:

Full length: 21cm | 8.25 inches

(60-70min burn time/stick, total 20+ hours for 20 sticks, 50+ hours for 50 sticks)

Half length: 10.5cm | 4.125 inches

(30-35min burn time/stick, total 10+ hours for 20 sticks, 25+ hours for 50 sticks)

Ingredients: Sandalwood, Aloeswood, Camphor, Musk Grass, Nanmu

All stick incense the Kin Premium collection are enclosed in a glass tube and a Wutong box; Wutong is a type of wood popular for storing incense in East Asia due to its superior anti-mold and anti-moisture properties.

Please note that as every piece is handmade, the size, shape and color will have irregularities depending on the batch. These are a part of the handmade process and not considered defects.

Over time, we may continue to tweak the blend as we are continually searching for better ingredients, and improvements to our processes.

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Done choosing your incense sticks?

Let's move onto the incense holders.

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STEP 2: Choose Your Incense Holder

Minimal and sophisticated: a selection of our three most loved incense-burners

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★★★★★ Rated 4.7/5 based on 44 reviews.

Moon Size:

13.5 (L) x 3.5 (W) x 13.5(H) cm | 5.3 (L) x 1.4 (W) x 5.3 (H) inches

Moon Grand Size:

17.1(L) x 4(W) x 17.1(H) cm | 6.7(L) x 1.6(W) x 6.7(H) inches

Incense burner materials: concrete, bronze

Wutong wood tray size:

27.5 (L) x 15.5 (W) x 3.5 (H) cm | 10.8 (L) x 6.1 (W) x 1.4 (H) inches

Wutong wood (also known as Chinese parasol), a light weight Asian wood commonly used for incense boxes

Moon | 圆月

A simple geometric concrete holder (or incense burner) that frames the incense and smoke plume in the silhouette of full moon, a symbol of reunion, harmony and abundance in Chinese culture. The incense bisects the moon almost in half but not quite, and there is a small indention on the bottom inner portion of the holder to catch the falling ashes.
Available in two sizes: Moon to accommodate incense of 10cm (4"); Moon Grand to accommodate incense of 13-14cm (5-5.5").

Also available with a Wutong wood tray. Wutong wood is also known as Chinese parasol, and is a light weight Asian wood commonly used for incense boxes

*Please note the Moon is intended to be used on one side only, the finishing on the back is different.

 

As our concrete products are individually hand-made, each one will be different. Characteristics such as air bubbles, slight unevenness, minor scratches or bumps were all incurred in the production process and are unavoidable due to the nature of concrete. These are not considered defects unless they affect the functioning of the product.

We recommend gently wiping with a damp cloth shortly after use. Do not rinse directly under water. Metal parts will be very hot during and immediately after burning, care should be taken to avoid injury.

Avoid contact with oily or colored substances as these will stain the concrete.

★★★★★ Rated 4.66/5 based on 39 reviews.

Incense holder:

Size:23.5 (L) x 7 (W) x 1.2 (H) cm | 9.25 (L) x 2.75 (W) x 0.5 (H) inches

Material: concrete, bronze

Wooden Holders:

Size:24.6 (L) x 8.1 (W) x 1.8 (H) cm | 9.7 (L) x 3.3 (W) x 0.7 (H) inches

Material: soiled walnut wooden base / white oak

Please note: this incense burner is compatible with most Chinese and Japanese styles of incense. However, it will not hold up heavy incense sticks such as those with a bamboo core, those longer than 21cm (8.25"), or those much thicker than average.

Ripple | 长清波

A ripple on the water frozen in concrete. The bronze ball at the center of the ripple in this incense holder (or incense burner) acts as a gimbal, able to hold the incense in various angles and directions.

The original Ripple, available in special value packages with either the walnut or white oak wood base.

As our concrete products are individually hand-made, each one will be different. Characteristics such as air bubbles, slight unevenness, minor scratches or bumps were all incurred in the production process and are unavoidable due to the nature of concrete. These are not considered defects unless they affect the functioning of the product.

We recommend gently wiping with a damp cloth shortly after use. Do not rinse directly under water. Metal parts will be very hot during and immediately after burning, care should be taken to avoid injury.

Avoid contact with oily or colored substances as these will stain the concrete.

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★★★★★ Rated 4.8/5 based on 22 reviews.

Incense burner size:

15 (L) x 15 (W) x 2.5 (H) cm | 5.9 (L) x 5.9 (W) x 1 (H) inches

Accommodates incense length of 10-12cm | 4-5"

Wutong wood tray size:

27.5 (L) x 15.5 (W) x 3.5 (H) cm | 10.8 (L) x 6.1 (W) x 1.4 (H) inches

Material:

Ring and cylindrical incense holder: bronze (more durable and costly than brass)

Taihu Stone Base: cast concrete

Tray: wutong wood (also known as Chinese parasol), a light weight Asian wood commonly used for incense boxes

Moon Rising | 月升

This modern concrete incense holder (or incense burner) is an extension of our Moon Series.

The final culmination of a long search process, the stone that underpins the incense burner was only found after carefully sifting through hundreds of Taihu Stones – a type of naturally occurring porous limestone used in traditional Chinese décor and landscape design. The stone was then cast in concrete to perfectly pair with the bronze moon. The ring is nestled in a crevice of the stone to create a scene reminiscent of a shanshui (mountain-water) landscape painting.

Accommodates incense length of 10-12cm | 4-5". Also available with a Wutong wood tray.

As our products are individually hand-made, each one will be slightly different. Characteristics such as slight unevenness, minor scratches or streaks on the surface of the bronze were all incurred in the production process. These are not considered defects unless they affect the functioning of the product.

Bronze will darken with age and acquire a patina. Oils and acids from bare hands will tarnish and darken the bronze unevenly. Brass or bronze polish can be used to restore the original shine.

When placing the ring onto the base, please trial a few slightly different positions and tweak them to find the most stable fit. As the thickness of the bronze ring varies slightly, this can affect the location of the perfect fit.

The thread on the incense holding cylinder and the ring is made to fit snugly together. The threading may feel tight and require some effort on first use.

Done choosing yourincense burner?

Looking for an easier option? Check out these gift sets

Incense + holder, already bundled into our popular gift sets

★★★★★ Rated 4.72/5 based on 36 reviews.

We have paired our popular Harmony Incense Gift Set with the Ridge Loop incense burner for a special gift set ($76 value).

An elegant incense burner with three wholesome scents - Pear Chamber, Mountain Illusions and Tibetan Earths. Give the gift of calmness - an indulgence for yourself, a treat for a friend.

* The Ridge collection are original registered Kin Objects designs. Please be aware of intellectual property breaches when you see similar products listed by other sellers.

Ridge Loop Size:

10.4 (L) x 10.4 (W) x 1.2 (H) cm |

4.1 (L) x 4.1 (W) x 0.5 (H) inches

Color: slate grey

Material: concrete, bronze

Harmony incense scents: Pear Chamber, Mountain Illusions and Tibetan Earths

Incense Length: 21cm | 8.25 inches

Quantity: 12 sticks x 3 for mixed pack selection

Each stick burns for approximately 40 minutes

As our concrete products are individually hand-made, each one will be different. Characteristics such as air bubbles, slight unevenness, minor scratches or bumps were all incurred in the production process and are unavoidable due to the nature of concrete. These are not considered defects unless they affect the functioning of the product.

We recommend gently wiping with a damp cloth shortly after use. Do not rinse directly under water. Metal parts will be very hot during and immediately after burning, care should be taken to avoid injury.

Avoid contact with oily or colored substances as these will stain the concrete.

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★★★★★ Rated 4.8/5 based on 17 reviews.

The Classic Incense Set | 经典线香礼品装

The Classic Incense Gift Pack includes two types of premium handmade incense, from the studio of a highly experienced second-generation Chinese incense craftsman. These are paired with our favorite geometrically inspired solid bronze incense holder.

Nha Trang Aloeswood | 芽庄沉香

Vietnam’s Nha Trang region is highly regarded for its superior quality aloeswood. Also known as agarwood, jinko in Japanese, and oud in Arabic, aloeswood is a classic scent worldwide, and has been revered in Chinese incense culture since the opening of the silk road.

Sandalwood Ensemble | 檀香合奏

A sandalwood blend incense that is better than sandalwood itself. The distinct woodiness of the sandalwood scent is rounded with a sweet gentleness which perfectly complements it and harmonizes with it.

*Note: pictures show incense sticks cut in half for use. Both halves can be used separately

Package Size:

29 (L) x 13 (W) x 4.5 (H) cm | 11.4 (L) x 5.1 (W) x 1.8 (H) inches

Incense: 21cm | 8.25 inches

Incense Holder:2 (between two flat sides) x 2(H) cm | 0.8(between two flat sides) x 0.8(H) inches, made from solid bronze

Nha Trang Aloeswood Ingredients:Nha Trang aloeswood, Nanmu powder

Each package contains 20 sticks, 35-40min burn time/stick, total 13+ hours

(Due to the very high cost of aloeswood, Nha Trang aloeswood sticks are slightly thinner than other incense sticks in our Premium Collection).

Sandalwood Ensemble Ingredients:Sandalwood, Aloeswood, Benzoin, Frankincense, Nanmu

Each package contains 20 sticks, 50-60min burn time each, total ~20 hours

Once the incense is finished burning, wait for the bronze holder to cool down before removing the stub.

As our products are individually hand-made, each one will be slightly different. Characteristics such as slight unevenness, minor scratches or streaks on the surface of the bronze were all incurred in the production process. The size, shape and color of incense sticks will have irregularities depending on the batch. These are not considered defects unless they affect the functioning of the product.

Bronze will darken with age and acquire a patina. Oils and acids from bare hands will tarnish and darken the bronze unevenly. Brass or bronze polish can be used to restore the original shine.

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"So adorable!!! Thanks for the extra incense. The packaging is amazing and well-designed.

Definitely will buy again. Already recommend to my bestie."

Elean
11/23/2022

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"High-End Chinese Incense. As a incense consumer for many years, it is refreshing to see someone reviving the ancient and traditional methods of incense rather than the cheap joss stick that seems to dominate Chinese".

Stephen Hoffmann
03/18/2021

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"Beautiful, high-quality incense stick holder. I am thrilled and can only recommend it."

Alexander
12/07/2022

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"Gorgeous piece of functional art. Beautiful design and exceptional quality.My beautiful Moon Grand Incense Burner arrived in perfect condition.

It is so stunning and looks even more beautiful than I imagined or the pictures depict (even though the pictures on your website are excellent quality). I absolutely love, love, love it. You and your husband are unbelievably talented.

Thank you once again for providing such exceptional customer service and after care. You really are providing world’s best practice.

It’s a focal point of our home and it complements our decor beautifully. We have a very eclectic collection - modern, antiques including french provincial, french farmhouse, early Australian settler, Scandinavian, English, Indian, Chinese but they all work together beautifully."

AliB
06/19/2020

★★★★★

"Already sitting nicely in my studio... the piece that brought everything together. Awesome work".

Nick 01/11/2021

What is incense? What is incense used for?

The English word “incense” derives from the Latin word for “to burn”, incendēre. So in its most basic sense (no pun intended), incense is just different plant materials (or in a small number of instances, animal matter) that are burnt for their fragrant smells. This includes a variety of woods, resins, seeds, roots, leaves, flowers and some animal materials like musk (secretion of the musk deer) or amber gris (best explained as “whale vomit”). In ancient and medieval times, incense tended to be burnt in its raw form, eg, pieces of wood, or a mixture of wood, leaves, roots etc.

Incense today tends to be in the form of pastes or powders, made into shapes like sticks. The pastes or powders are made from a mixture of the types of ingredients mentioned above, ground into fine powder, and bound with a binding agent with water. The incense stick (or whatever other shape its in) can then be directly lit.

What is incense used for?

Incense was a huge part of life in the ancient and medieval world. In medieval China, incense accompanied every aspect of life for intellectuals, officials, and the imperial family. They would wear incense in pouches on their belts, fan themselves with incense fans, dry their clothes over large incense burners, bathe in incense-infused water and wear incense-infused make up… not to mention have a lit incense burner in every room. It was believed that incense not only made life more pleasant, but it had significant health benefits and helped with focus and relaxation.

Today, incense is making a “come back” into our daily lives for the same reasons. Many people light an incense to accompany meditation, yoga, reading, or some quiet work time. Incense has also retained its use in religious and ancestral ceremonies all around the world, and you might often see them in large temples, shrines, as well as homes of friends who retain a small shrine.

How do you light an incense?

Lighting an incense stick is not difficult even if you've never done it before. You light the tip of the incense with a flame until it catches fire, allow it to burn for a few seconds, then gently fan out the flame, ensuring that a glowing ember remains. This may need to be repeated several times if the first time doesn’t work. You can watch the video at the top of this page showing the process, or refer to this step-by-step article to guide you.

Once properly lit, place the incense onto the incense holder. Keep the incense and burner on a surface away from wind or sudden air movements (windows, fans, AC, etc).

How do I know if my incense is good quality?

While most people on the internet would say good quality = 100% natural, we believe it should go beyond that. It is very simplistic to boil quality down to just this one thing – for example, if we randomly throw together a bunch of herbs and spices from the kitchen cabinet, and heat this mixture up with charcoal, would we consider this good quality incense? It’s certainly 100% natural.

All natural should absolutely be the foundations of a good quality incense, and you should check this carefully. However, there are other important elements to consider:

  • The aroma of the incense – this is the most important element (and somewhat subjective), an incense cannot be considered good quality unless it has a great smell
      • How quickly the aroma spreads and how long it lasts for
      • And the above two elements are influenced by the quality of each natural ingredient – for example, various grades of aloeswood can have a significant impact on the final quality of the scent, and therefore the quality of the incense

In order to determine whether an incense marked as all natural is good quality, we suggest you check some of the following:

    1. Whether it has a center stick, and what the stick is made of – all else being equal, I would consider an incense without a center bamboo stick to be higher quality, because the stick releases a smell that disrupts the blend of aromas from the other ingredients. On rare occasions, the center stick is made from sandalwood, in which case the incense is most probably a high quality one
    2. The burn time of the incense – incense with higher quality ingredients will burn longer than lower quality incense of the same length/size
    3. For Handmade incense, the smoothness of the stick – incense burns better and releases a better blend of aromas if all the ingredients are processed into a fine powder before blending. If the incense shows clumps, this is a sign that the scent will be uneven, and the incense may not even stay lit

What type of incense lasts the longest?

All else (shape, length, thickness) being equal, an incense with higher quality ingredients will burn for longer. This became extremely noticeable when we started making our own handmade incense. A handmade full length (21cm) incense stick (with ingredients that we select) burns for ~50% longer than regular store-bought incense of the same length and thickness.

Of course, if you are wondering about burn time related to the shape of the incense, that’s a different matter. Coil incense burns by far the longest as it is also literally the longest incense due to the circular coils. Length is a pretty reliable indicator of burn time but thickness is not, as the entire cross-section is burning at any one time and it may not necessarily take longer to burn through the thicker stick.

What is an incense burner or incense holder?

Most of the incense we use today are in the form of sticks, cones, or spirals, and we use them by lighting up one end and waiting for it to burn, which releases the fragrance. However in ancient times, incense was used in its original form – so leaves, wood, resins and animal products (like musk) were burnt directly, or heated with burning charcoal. So the container used for holding the burning incense or charcoal and incense was naturally named an incense burner. This name is still in use today for the objects designed to hold any type of incense while it is burning.

An incense holder is probably a more appropriate name for how we use incense today, and we use both names interchangeably. So an incense burner and an incense holder means the same thing, and it is an object that holds an incense, mostly for the purpose of the incense being burnt.

What kind of incense burner is best?

The best incense burner is one that suits your home and your lifestyle best. And along these lines, we think the most important factors to consider are:

  1. The aesthetics of the piece and how it fits with the style of your home
  2. The types of incense the holder can accommodate, and whether this is suitable for your preferred incense
  3. How easy the incense burner is to care for and to clean

Our incense stick holders have a minimal style, and are easy to care for. They are made mostly to accommodate Japanese and Chinese styles of incense – ie, the type without a bamboo core in the center.

How to choose the right shape for an incense stick holder?

If you want an incense holder that is sure to catch the ash of your incense sticks, we’d suggest that you choose a longer shaped incense holder which holds the incense at an angle. This will make cleaning up easier after burning incense sticks.

However, not all types of incense can be held up by these types of holders. If your preferred incense is particularly long or thick, you may need to go for a holder that stands the incense up. Some incense burners of this type can also catch the falling ash, but it is less predictable as it depends on the length of your incense.  

And of course, choosing the right shape also depends on what aesthetics you like and what fits with your home. If you like an upright incense burner, by all means go for it. You can simplify cleaning up in other ways – put down some paper under the incense burner before lighting up an incense, or invest in a little brush to brush away the falling ash.

Can you tell me a little more about the origins of Kin objects?

Kin Objects family photo

We love and live what we do. We are a Chinese-hyphenated family, and our lives are an eclectic blend of languages and cultures.

We were both first generation immigrant kids. Born in Taipei (Bill) and Chengdu (Miranda), we moved with our families to the US and Australia at the age of 8 and 10 respectively. Through our teens and twenties, we experienced the whole spectrum of emotions typical of immigrants: social exclusion, cultural rejection, identity confusion.

In our twenties, partly in search of our roots, and partly in search of opportunities, we both moved back East, and landed in Shanghai. In this melting pot of a city, which has bridged Chinese and Western cultures for the best part of 150 years, we met, married, and finally came to terms with ourselves.

We embraced the fact that we are inherently full of contradictions: despite our preferred language now being English, here and there we inevitably come across words which we can only express in Mandarin; despite congee and chicken broth being our comfort food, we order just a little too much pizza and chocolate cake day-to-day; despite all of the rejection and confusion we felt in the Western societies that we grew up in, at times this motherland feels so alien that we are truly the foreigners.

When it became obvious that we didn’t belong here, nor where we had grown up; that we are neither American nor Taiwanese, Australian nor Chinese, we saw no other solution than to embrace it. Sure, it sucks to not belong, but it is our eclectic, multi-cultural influences that make us unique, and our lives are all the richer for it.

Over time, we realized that our story is by no means unique. Friends all around us – those from a Chinese background and those not – spoke of similar struggles with identities. The seemingly contradictory pull of the culture and traditions they were born into, and the culture and traditions that they are exposed to as adults. In some way shape or form, this story is the story of all of us.

So that is how we came to the idea of creating Kin | 恳. We wanted to create a range of products that captures the balance and interaction of cultures in their most beautiful form. Objects that are rooted in the richness of Chinese history, yet are global in their relevance.

Inspired by the richness of traditional Chinese culture

Kin draws its inspirations from thousands of years of Chinese history.

Fragrances, or incense, known as 香 (xiang) in Chinese, was treasured in ancient China and first used in the royal palace. The first Chinesebook of fragrances was written as far back as the 5th century.

Re-interpreted with a unique, modern aesthetic

Kin objects showcase minimal designs with clean lines.

Bill Yen, the award-winning architect and designer behind Kin, brings over 15 years of experience. Kin objects are developed from scratch in our Shanghai studio, and are painstakingly designed, re-designed, prototyped and re-prototyped .

A beautiful balance: Acceptance, Calmness
and Belonging

The result are objects that capture the balance of traditional Chinese culture with a modern lifestyle in its most beautiful form.

Kin creates objects for our homes that embrace seemingly contradictory influences in our lives; objects that ground us, accept us, bring us a sense of calm, and give us a sense of belonging.

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OUR HOME, YOUR HOME, KIN | 恳

 

Kin: one’s family and relations | 恳: pronounced “ken” (kěn); earnest and sincere

At Kin | 恳, we re-interpret the unique quirks of traditional Chinese culture for the modern lifestyle.

We are a Chinese-hyphenated family, and we love and live what we do. We understand what it feels like to not quite belong anywhere, and the seemingly contradictory pull of our roots versus our surroundings.

That's why we created Kin, we wanted to create a range of products that captures our contradictions in their most beautiful form, and for these products to be a part of our lives, a part of our homes.

We want you to feel at home, amongst family.

Welcome to Kin, our home, your home. Get to know us.

Inspired by the richness of
traditional Chinese culture

Kin draws its inspirations from thousands of years of Chinese history.

Fragrances, or incense, known as 香 (xiang) in Chinese, was treasured in ancient China and first used in the royal palace. The first Chinesebook of fragrances was written as far back as the 5th century.

Re-interpreted with a unique, modern aesthetic

Kin objects showcase minimal designs with clean lines.

Bill Yen, the award-winning architect and designer behind Kin, brings over 15 years of experience. Kin objects are developed from scratch in our Shanghai studio, and are painstakingly designed, re-designed, prototyped and re-prototyped.

A beautiful balance: Acceptance, Calmness and Belonging

The result are objects that capture the balance of traditional Chinese culture with a modern lifestyle in its most beautiful form.

Kin creates objects for our homes that embrace seemingly contradictory influences in our lives; objects that ground us, accept us, bring us a sense of calm, and give us a sense of belonging.

Choose Your Incense Sticks & Burner

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