Press & Media
Maison Kojira is an independent, family-owned food house based in Bangkok, creating high-flavour foods from natural ingredients and natural processes.
This press room brings together company information, food press releases, high-resolution photography and background on the people, ingredients and philosophy behind Maison Kojira.
For media enquiries, interviews, product information or additional photography, contact press@maisonkojira.com.
Latest Press Release
Maison Kojira’s first press release will be published in mid-November 2026. Journalists wishing to receive it can contact press@maisonkojira.com to be added to the press list.
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Maison Kojira at a Glance
| Founded | 2025 |
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| First collection | November 2026 |
| Founders | Prakay Vichapa and Jacob Spreeuwenberg |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Ownership | Independent, family-owned |
| Production | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Mineral salt origin | Family salt fields in Isaan, northeastern Thailand |
| Current collection | Artisan mineral salt, gourmet salts and culinary gift sets |
| Available at | maisonkojira.com/shop/ |
| Website | maisonkojira.com |
The Photo Collection
High-resolution Maison Kojira photographs are available free of charge for editorial coverage, with no prior approval required. Please retain the accompanying photo credits. Full usage conditions appear below.
Gourmet Salts
Official product photography of Maison Kojira’s first gourmet salt collection, developed and made in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Food & Cooking
Original Maison Kojira culinary photography illustrating the preparation, seasoning and enjoyment of everyday food.
Founders
Isaan, Northeastern Thailand
Documentary photography of Isaan, northeastern Thailand, the region where Maison Kojira’s mineral salt originates.
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Complete Press Image Library
Download the complete collection of approved high-resolution photographs, with captions and photo credits.
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The Founders
Maison Kojira was founded in Bangkok in 2025 by Prakay Vichapa and Jacob Spreeuwenberg, a Thai-Dutch couple with a shared passion for food, ingredients and the pleasure of eating well.
Prakay grew up in Isaan, northeastern Thailand, where her family harvests the mineral salt that became the starting point for Maison Kojira’s first collection. Her connection to the region, its ingredients and food traditions is part of the company’s origins.
Jacob has worked as a television producer and brings experience in hospitality, events and entrepreneurship. Before the couple moved to Thailand, he spent seven years in sustainable development, first as a senior business developer and later as a fund manager, working in areas including regenerative practices and sustainable food systems. His experience working with portfolio companies and evaluating their impact gave him a practical understanding of responsible production, sourcing and the importance of measurable results.
Together, the couple also built Het Massagehuys, a wellness business in Amsterdam, where hospitality, personal care and wellbeing were central to their work. That experience helped shape their shared interest in the relationship between nourishment and wellbeing, a perspective they now bring to Maison Kojira’s approach to food.
The Collection: Maximum Flavour, Naturally
Maison Kojira develops intensely flavoured gourmet salts using natural ingredients and processes that take time. Maison Kojira uses no artificial flavourings, colours or preservatives. Through ageing, fermentation and preservation, ingredients develop distinctive flavours that are then incorporated into the company’s mineral salt. The aim is to make exceptional flavour easy to bring into everyday cooking.
Kojira Artisan Mineral Salt
The foundation of the collection comes from Prakay Vichapa’s family salt fields in Isaan, northeastern Thailand. Harvested by hand, reduced over wood fire and dried under the sun, the salt contains five additional naturally occurring minerals identified through laboratory analysis.
Kojira Black Garlic Salt
Made with 28% black garlic, slowly aged for five weeks under controlled warmth and humidity. During ageing, the garlic darkens and develops a mellow, almost balsamic character, bringing deep umami and natural sweetness to savoury food.
Kojira Fermented Mushroom Salt
Each 80 g jar begins with 400 g of fresh Thai-grown shiitake, eringi and shimeji mushrooms. Fermentation and careful drying concentrate their savoury character, while the flavour-rich fermentation liquid is incorporated into the salt itself for additional flavour.
Kojira Preserved Lemon Salt
Whole lemons are preserved for at least six months, developing a deeper, rounder citrus character. The preserved peel, pulp and matured citrus brine are incorporated into the mineral salt, bringing the character of preserved lemons into a seasoning that works through sauces, dressings and cooked food.
Kojira Umami Salt Duo
The Kojira Umami Salt Duo brings together two distinct expressions of umami: Kojira Black Garlic Salt, developed through slow ageing, and Kojira Fermented Mushroom Salt, developed through fermentation. The set contains one 90 g jar and one 80 g jar, shipped together in a handmade wooden box.
Food Gifts
Maison Kojira offers gourmet salts and food gift sets for personal and corporate occasions, with optional gift wrapping.
Sourcing & Responsibility
Maison Kojira seeks to work with growers whose practices support long-term quality.
Maison Kojira sources ingredients in Thailand whenever they are grown there. All agricultural ingredients in its first collection are grown domestically. For ingredients that are not grown in Thailand, the company looks to regions where the climate and growing conditions naturally suit the crop, and where it can be cultivated sustainably.
The company also considers how its products are packaged and shipped, favouring materials such as glass, wood and paper wherever practical. Its salts are packaged in glass jars, avoiding direct contact between the food and plastic. The products are shipped in handmade wooden boxes designed to protect the glass jars during transport.
Maison Kojira has signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), committing to gender equality in the workplace and beyond. The company usse the SME Climate Hub framework to monitor its climate impact and progress.
Further information is available in our Sustainability Philosophy.
Editorial Image Use
Maison Kojira’s high-resolution photographs are available free of charge for worldwide editorial use in print and digital publications, without prior approval or embargo unless otherwise indicated.
All photographs depict real people, products, food and places. No AI-generated imagery or AI alterations are used.
- All published photographs must carry the credit Photo: Maison Kojira, placed directly beneath the image or in the publication’s accompanying photo credits. For online publications, a link to maisonkojira.com is appreciated.
- Editing: Cropping and resizing are permitted, provided the original content and context are preserved. AI-generated alterations are prohibited.
- Restrictions: Advertising, promotional campaigns, resale, stock photography distribution and unrelated uses require prior written permission.
For additional photography, alternative formats or licensing enquiries, contact press@maisonkojira.com.
About Maison Kojira
Maison Kojira is an independent, family-owned food house based in Bangkok, Thailand. It creates high-flavour foods from natural ingredients, using processes including preservation, ageing and fermentation. Its first collection consists of artisan mineral salt and gourmet salts made with preserved lemons, aged black garlic and fermented mushrooms.
Maison Kojira uses no artificial flavourings, colours or preservatives. Its approach to responsible production extends from ingredient sourcing and grower relationships to packaging. The company sources ingredients domestically whenever they are grown in Thailand and favours materials including glass, metal, paper and wood.