Ayaka Nishi
Ayaka Nishi is a jewelry brand that is inspired by nature and natural materials. Each unique item has been created and handcrafted by Japanese designer Ayaka Nishi at her New York City studio. Ayaka Nishi's designs have been exhibited at galleries and boutiques in both Tokyo and New York.
Concept
Ms. Nishi believes that our ability to discover beauty in nature is an intrinsic quality that grew as we evolved within the natural world. Ayaka?s creations span from rotating-pedal earrings and s...
...pider-web necklaces, to insect-wing broaches and fish scale rings. All her works spring from a singular and sophisticated imagination.
Watching insects, hunting for fossils, stargazing
Ms. Nishi grew up within nature, deep in Kagoshima, a southern Japanese province filled with beauty and natural wonders: the raging ocean all around, Sakura Jima, a volcano lying in its uneasy slumber, woodlands, green hills and tea farms. As a child, she roamed the meadows on long summer days, watching bright insects, reaching out and touching their iridescent bodies. She hunted for fossils, and in the warm dark nights, she gazed at stars. She always communed with nature.
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