aka. Bar Soul, Guangzhou Cishu Trading Co., Ltd. – Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
Based out of Guangzhou (Hong Kong). The parent company of Guangzhou Cishu Trading Co., Ltd. appears to have been started in 2015. Bar Soul and Tiki Soul may have formed as late as 2021.
Bar Soul focuses on categories of stemware, beer mugs, ceramic sculptures, vases, vessels, bowls, plates and pots, cocktail glasses, cocktail shakers, coffee cups, tea cups and mugs, dishes, drinking glasses, glass mugs, planters for flowers and plants, reusable stainless steel water bottles sold empty, whisky glasses, and wine glasses.
Unfortunately, they have also created a wide array of unauthorized tiki mugs, marked "Tiki Soul" on bottom that blatantly infringe on original artists and original manufacturers. When held against originals it is obvious that there are substantial differences in sculptural detail and glaze with Tiki Soul being of lower quality. However, because they wholesale at a substantially lower price point than the originals, it is not uncommon to see them used in tiki establishments or in collections by people who purport to be supporters of the original artists.
Note, there are many stand-alone stores online that sell these tiki mugs exclusively because of their high profitability price point and do not mention "Tiki Soul" in their advertising, leading consumers to believe that these are bespoke mugs just for their stores, but it takes very little research online to see hundreds of other storefronts also selling this same line.