The people who shape the Japanese jewelry industry
01 — Featured interview
“When purchasing jewelry consider if the piece will continue to hold value over the years.”
Mitsuo Kaji
Jewelry artist · Kaji Jewelry Art · Tokyo
Across four decades, Kaji has built something rare in the world of jewelry: a body of work that refuses to choose between beauty and permanence, between European tradition and Japanese sensibility, between the past and the future.
02 — Conversations
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03 — Legends
People who built Japanese jewelry
Portraits from the archive and short stories of the founders, masters and pioneers.
Kokichi Mikimoto
1858 – 1954 · cultured pearls
04 — Suggest a leader
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Tell us about a designer, maker or founder whose story deserves to be heard. Heroes are chosen by the editors.
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