KAMIKA

A bin born from waste.

KAMIKA is a consumer brand created by Sekine Seal Industrial, a Japanese paper manufacturer founded in 1946 in Ogawa, Saitama — a town with a 1,300-year history of washi papermaking.

KAMIKA BIN is a flat-pack wastebasket made from paper recycled from the factory's own manufacturing waste. The material is much denser than ordinary paper, with a supple, leather-like texture. Pick it up and you might wonder: “Is this really paper?”

The bin is made from two simple paper cylinders. No tools or frame are needed, and the bin liner is neatly hidden inside. Its open-bottom “chimney” structure allows it to flex and fit into the spaces between furniture.

Designed to be shipped and stored completely flat, KAMIKA BIN also reduces volume during transportation and storage.

By turning its own industrial waste into a useful object for everyday life, KAMIKA explores how traditional paper-making expertise and modern manufacturing can create new possibilities for a more sustainable future.