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Kimio Fukutani's Miracle of Birth Choker presents itself as a masterwork of contemporary jewelry design, photographed against a pristine white ground that allows the complex chromatic interplay of…

Miracle of Birth Choker by Kimio Fukutani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Platinum A' Design Award in Jewelry Design Competition Category.


PlatinumJewelry· 2022

Miracle of Birth Choker

by Kimio Fukutani

Client: Kimitake Inc.

Platinum A' Design Award Winner in Jewelry Category

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The Design

About Miracle of Birth Choker

In the natural world, the spiral shape is a special existence that feels the mystery of life. Many spiral shapes can be found in galaxies, typhoons, whirlpools, plants, shells, works of art, etc. In addition, human DNA is also composed of a double helix shape, and 99.9 percent of its structure is common. It is said that he was born in this world with a completely different personality and appearance with only the remaining 0.1 percent difference. In connection with the modeling beauty of the birth of such life, the tone of emotions was expressed in Choker.

The Recognition

About the Platinum A' Design Award

Miracle of Birth Choker is a Platinum A' Design Award winner, an extremely prestigious recognition granted to truly exceptional, elegant, and magnificent designs. Platinum winners are marvels of creation, testaments to the limits of intellectual creativity, and demonstrate the unmatched professionalism and genius of their designers. These designs are expected to be the most renowned works that define the aesthetics of an era, contribute to the well-being of society, and push the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Miracle of Birth Choker exhibits a transcendent level of excellence and unequivocally makes the world a better place with its advantageous and worthwhile characteristics. Miracle of Birth Choker is a Platinum A' Design Award-winning work that triggers desires, inspires, excites, delights, and sparks great joy.

Where to Get It

Luxury Custom Jewelry Design & Creation

We craft extraordinary jewelry pieces that tell your unique story, combining precious metals and rare gemstones with profound artistic vision. Our Tokyo atelier specializes in bespoke creations where each element holds meaning, from intricate 18K gold work to platinum settings adorned with natural diamonds.

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Design Interview

What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

Making a story not only in fashion but in the design itself,

We make jewelry that people who wear it will love for a lifetime and will be handed down to future generations.

Ideas and inspirations are compared with my own real experience and experience,

Derive the jewelry you want to express.

What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

I verified the design from various angles in order to express the decided concept, and even though I was worried that it might not be possible to think of the finished product, I challenged it and felt a sense of accomplishment. The importance of trying without giving up.

What are your future plans for this award winning design?

I want to exhibit it in shops and many other places.

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
To express many concepts contained in one product
Each part has a meaning, and every detail has been created, and it has been completed as a necklace in pursuit of joining, wearing and fitting.
Dimensions & Packaging
Length 380mm Hight 10mm Depth 5mm
Tags
Miracle Birth DNA Emotion Link
Production Technology
18K solid gold and Platinum materials were cast one by one and spliced together to make it movable and fit the neck.
In order to express the color change of various emotions, gold was plated, and natural diamonds.
Yellow diamond, brown diamond, and black diamond were pave set on each color material to combine movement and brilliance.
Design Challenge
To express many concepts in one necklace
Over 50 parts are cast, each part is set with natural stones, each part has a meaning, and they are connected in an exquisite balance, and the finished product is beautiful and as one ART. I spent a lot of time expressing it.
Research
Under the astronomical numbers, we humans were born into this world,Your existence is a unique and special existence.
The feelings, memories, and memories of miraculously born people are engraved in the spiral DNA, which is a symbol of life, and the feelings are passed down to future generations, and a new spiral is created. We will create. We will respect the miracle of the birth of life, hold hands, connect, and play a harmony of new emotions. We expressed such feelings with jewelry.
Inspiration
The miracle of the birth of life, the importance of connecting with people,The new emotions created by connecting are expressed in individual parts and colors, and expressed in the connected Choker.
Project Duration
The project started in May 2021 and finished in Feb 2022 in Tokyo Japan
Operation Flow
Rather than making it as an integrated type By casting and connecting each part,It combines movement, brilliance, and a feeling of wearing.
In addition, the fasteners are original so that they can be worn easily and beautifully.Repeated trial production to make fasteners, carabiner with high size, strength and mobilityI spent a lot of time making it.
Patents
n/a
Image Credits
Image #1 to #5: Photographer Bokuyo Tarao, Variations, 2022.

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