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UMI – Japanese Brown and Black Melamine, Wabi-Sabi Spirit

UMI — 'sea' in Japanese — brings the contemporary Japanese register in brown and black shades, darker and more wabi-sabi than ASIA+. A range for izakayas and high-end Japanese restaurants.
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UMI: the deep sobriety of wabi-sabi

Wabi-sabi, that Japanese aesthetic of imperfect, sober beauty, cannot be decreed: it is felt. UMI captures its spirit. Its brown and black shades, deep and muted, move away from all shine and artifice. It is tableware that cultivates restraint, matteness, depth, that of a hushed izakaya or a contemporary Japanese restaurant that has given up folklore to go to the essential.

Its name, 'sea' in Japanese, speaks of that depth: UMI is not tableware that calls for attention, it is tableware that sets a mood. The dish stands out with a sobriety that enhances the chef's work without competing with it.

The dark side of Japanese cuisine

Where ASIA+ covers the broad, functional Asian register, with its whites and bentos, UMI occupies a more intimate, higher-end niche: contemporary Japanese, dark, pared-back. The two ranges complement rather than compete, ASIA+ for structured, colourful service, UMI for the hushed mood and discreet refinement.

Who is it for?

  • Contemporary Japanese restaurants
  • Izakayas
  • High-end Asian fusion concepts

UMI is not made for classic French catering or international buffets: its dark, wabi-sabi personality would have no meaning there.

The range's strength

Asian brown/black: a rare wabi-sabi register, for contemporary Japanese dining that seeks depth rather than brilliance.

Order the UMI range

Prices range from €3.40 to €21.00 per piece. Browse all references online and in the 2026 catalogue. For a contemporary Japanese table, our sales team is here to help. Buffet-Plus distributes the full APS Germany range in France. The entire UMI APS Germany range is available at buffet-plus.eu (https://www.buffet-plus.eu).