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Fumiki Taguchi: Silver Chiseled with Light

Fumiki Taguchi’s silver jewelry sparkles brilliantly; viewed up close, it reveals thousands of impressions left by the tagane, each one...
“Kumonoie” brooch by Aya Iwata, made of cloisonné enamel on fine silver

Aya Iwata: Cloisonné Enamel, a Vessel for Memory and Emotion

Last April, I met Aya Iwata at her studio in Tokyo. For nearly thirty years, she has been developing her...
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Manami Aoki: Hinoki’s Hidden Tresses

The young artist Manami Aoki highlights the fragility and poetry of hinoki, which, under repeated hammer blows, separates into supple...
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Mariko Sumioka: The Art of Arranging Materials

Fragments of antique kimonos, enamel, coral, pearls… To reveal the singularity of each material, Mariko Sumioka conceives jewelry as miniature...
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Kimiaki Kageyama: A Lifetime of Experimenting with Materials and Techniques

Kimiaki Kageyama’s light-filled studio, adjoining his home, struck me with its remarkable density. Photographs, objects, books, tools and, above all,...
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Shinji Nakaba: The Classical Beauty of Household Plastics

A virtuoso of Glyptic art, Shinji Nakaba turns the technique toward an unlikely material, transforming discarded household plastics into something...
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Takashi Kojima: New Lives for the Pearl Oyster

Japan played a pivotal role in the development of cultured pearls. The exhibition "Japan, Stillness and Substance" situates Takashi Kojima...
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What You Need to Know About Jewelry Week — Paris, July 2026

By virtue of its size, visibility, the number of stones it mobilizes and the technical constraints it imposes, the necklace...

Four Artists Transforming Banknotes into Jewelry

While coins made of precious metal have been set into jewelry since Antiquity, largely because of their intrinsic value, the...
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Jewelry: What SS27 Menswear Can Teach Us

The SS27 menswear shows reflect a true paradigm shift: the rise of an unapologetic, joyful and ultra-creative form of masculine...
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Fumiki Taguchi: Silver Chiseled with Light

Fumiki Taguchi’s silver jewelry sparkles brilliantly; viewed up close, it reveals thousands of impressions left by...

Aya Iwata: Cloisonné Enamel, a Vessel for Memory and Emotion

Last April, I met Aya Iwata at her studio in Tokyo. For nearly thirty years, she...

Manami Aoki: Hinoki’s Hidden Tresses

The young artist Manami Aoki highlights the fragility and poetry of hinoki, which, under repeated hammer...

Mariko Sumioka: The Art of Arranging Materials

Fragments of antique kimonos, enamel, coral, pearls… To reveal the singularity of each material, Mariko Sumioka...

Kimiaki Kageyama: A Lifetime of Experimenting with Materials and Techniques

Kimiaki Kageyama’s light-filled studio, adjoining his home, struck me with its remarkable density. Photographs, objects, books,...

Shinji Nakaba: The Classical Beauty of Household Plastics

A virtuoso of Glyptic art, Shinji Nakaba turns the technique toward an unlikely material, transforming discarded...

Takashi Kojima: New Lives for the Pearl Oyster

Japan played a pivotal role in the development of cultured pearls. The exhibition "Japan, Stillness and...

What You Need to Know About Jewelry Week — Paris, July 2026

By virtue of its size, visibility, the number of stones it mobilizes and the technical constraints...

Four Artists Transforming Banknotes into Jewelry

While coins made of precious metal have been set into jewelry since Antiquity, largely because of...

Jewelry: What SS27 Menswear Can Teach Us

The SS27 menswear shows reflect a true paradigm shift: the rise of an unapologetic, joyful and...

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