The tools you use every day should be worth using every day.
We started Urban Jiko with one idea — elevate everyday cooking through beautiful, sustainable kitchenware. Natural materials, honest design, and no luxury markup.
Frustrated by plastic, and by shelves full of the same thing.
Urban Jiko began with a simple frustration: kitchen tools had become disposable. Thin plastic that softens against a hot pan. Big-box sets designed to be replaced rather than kept.
We wanted the opposite — solid natural materials, made properly, priced so that choosing them isn't a luxury decision. Every piece we carry is chosen the same way: quality materials first, low-impact practices, and sourcing we can trace back through workshops we know.
- Solid teak, acacia and walnut — never composite
- Food-safe linseed oil, never lacquer or shellac
- Minimal packaging, no plastic filler
- Responsibly sourced, with documented origin
Four things we will not compromise on.
Timeless, natural design
No gimmicks and no trend-chasing. Wood, glass, ceramic and steel, in shapes that will still look right in ten years.
Sustainability first
Natural materials, food-safe finishes and minimal packaging — sourced responsibly, with origin we can document.
Fair pricing
Premium materials without the luxury markup. We buy direct from the workshop and sell direct to you.
Food and community
We are home cooks first. Care guides, honest answers and the occasional recipe come with everything we sell.
Premium materials, without the premium markup.
Most kitchenware passes through several hands before it reaches yours, and every one of them takes a margin. We buy direct from the workshops that make our pieces and ship direct to you.
Same hardwood, fewer hands. That difference shows up in the price rather than in what you hold.
- Direct from the workshop
- Free shipping over $60
- 30-day guarantee
Three rooms, one standard.
We started in the kitchen. The same rules — natural materials, honest design, fair pricing — now shape everything we carry.
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KitchenThe tools you reach for every single day.
Shop the kitchenWhere we started, and still where most of our work goes. Solid teak, acacia and walnut, finished in food-safe oil — utensils, boards and storage that hold their shape at cooking heat and stay gentle on every pan you own.
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LightingWarm light, quietly designed.
Shop lightingThe same eye applied to the rest of the home. Pendants, chandeliers and lamps chosen for the quality of the light they throw and the way they sit in a room — not for how loudly they announce themselves.
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Home & LivingThe pieces that make a room feel finished.
Shop home & livingBoards, trays, candleholders and table linens in the same natural materials. The things that carry food to the table, and stay out on it afterwards.
More than a store. A community of home cooks.
Thanks for choosing Urban Jiko — let's cook a little cleaner, and live a little better.
About us, answered plainly.
What materials do you work with?
Solid teak, acacia and walnut for our wooden pieces, finished with food-safe linseed oil — no synthetic seal, no lacquer and no plastic coating. Elsewhere in the range you will find glass, ceramic, stone and stainless steel, chosen on the same terms.
Where do you ship, and how quickly?
We ship worldwide, and shipping is free on orders over $60. Orders are on their way within 24–48 hours of being placed.
What if I change my mind?
You have 30 days. Get in touch and we will sort it out — no fuss and no interrogation.
How do I care for wooden pieces?
Hand wash in warm water with mild soap, then dry standing up rather than flat. Every few months, a coat of food-grade oil keeps the grain rich and the colour deep.
How do I reach a real person?
Use the contact page and a member of our team will answer. We read everything that comes in.
- Free worldwide shippingOn orders over $60
- On its way in 24–48hShipped from stock
- 30-day guaranteeChange your mind, no fuss
- 4.9 / 5 from2,400+ reviews
Kitchen notes, once a month.
Care guides, new arrivals and the occasional recipe. One email a month, no discount bait.
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