THE STORIES of MAKING

We have reached our 60th milestone

Believe it or not, on June 12th of this month, SHINKO STUDIO’s shop and studio marked exactly 60 years since its grand opening.

Simple yet beautiful lines.
A variety of metal textures.
These technical wedding rings are created through the fusion of design power and Japanese craftsmanship, including rings that perfectly set into curved engagement rings.

Beautiful lines, innovative stone settings, and diverse expressions of metallic textures.
We present technical wedding jewelry created by fusing our designs with Japanese craftsmanship.

In the city of Munich Recently, after visiting Lithuania, I also visited Munich, Germany. The purpose of my stay in Munich was to see a jewelry exhibition called INHORGENTA. And since I was there, I also took the opportunity to check out some of the galleries and art museums in Munich. Takayoshi Terajima , a contemporary jewelry artist who has been active in Munich for the past nine years, he took me to show me around any galleries in Munich. He is an artist who won the Hoffman Prize, the highest award at the SCHMUK contemporary jewelry competition, last year in 2024. I have always wanted to know how design, art, and crafts have developed in Germany based on modern design, which began with the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus was an art school that existed for only 14 years from 1929. Although it was closed by the Nazis, its educational philosophy later spread throughout the world. Functionality and minimalism have played a major role in modern design. Gallery Of the galleries we visited, the Bavarian Art and Crafts Association gallery (Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeve) was the most enjoyable and accessible, where even the ordinary people could easily purchase artist goods. When I went there, they were having an exhibition by a textile artist called OODD STUDIOS . Watching the production video, it appears that materials such as nylon are used, but it is clear that it is made through detailed handwork. I couldn't help but buy a small textile piece. Pinakothek der Moderne Museum The Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich is a national museum of 20th century and contemporary art, design and architecture. The exhibition in the top image is famous. As expected from the country of the Bauhaus, the "design" exhibits were very substantial. There were many Japanese designs on display, including a chair by Shiro Kuramata and a Nintendo game console. If you go down to the second basement floor, there is a permanent exhibition of contemporary jewelry. Munich Jewellery Week, a festival of contemporary jewellery, is held every year, and the opening ceremony will be held at the entrance of this museum. In Germany, many people enjoy jewelry as art. There are also many artists who go back and forth between being jewelry artists and designers, which makes the jewelry fun. Based on modern design, the jewelry features simple, beautiful lines that suit our modern lifestyles. And yet, the art of handicrafts continues to be passed down. I think that kind of feeling is important for jewelry in this day and age. Modern jewelry design concepts are still rare in Japan. I believe that design is born from societal demands and involves solving problems with unprecedented ideas in order to create a new society. That's why I design and create things with that awareness and sensibility. I would like to make a contribution to the field of Japanese jewelry as well.  

リトアニアに行ってきました

リトアニアの首都、ビリニュスに行ってきました。街のあちこちにアートがあり、一方で北欧的なモダンデザイン＋素朴な伝統を感じる素敵な場所。

折り紙がつなぐ　芸術・科学・産業 先日夏休み中の8/11日東大で開催された「折紙がつなぐ芸術・科学・産業 2024」に参加してきました。 折紙がつなぐ芸術・科学・産業 2024 このシンポジウムは東大の舘ラボが中心になって、様々な折紙の可能性を芸術、科学、産業分野でもさぐっていこうという、国の支援を受けての「学術変革領域研究」の一環です。 学術変革領域研究(B)「折紙がつなぐ」 当日は、今までは研究者しか参加しなかったようなシンポジウムが、もっと楽しく折り紙を愛する誰でも参加できる仕組みがたくさんあって、発表者の方々もとても面白い発表でした。 アメリカ在住のロシア人研究者：エカテリーナ・ルカシェヴァ Ekaterina Lukashevaさんの作品 登壇者は、MIT(マサチューセッツ工科大学）の研究者やグラフィックデザイナー出身でトポロジーを研究しているイタリアのアーティスト、折り紙作家、生物学者、洋服デザイナーなど、その道で折り紙構造を用いて仕事をなしえている人たちでした。 いくつかを紹介すると、生物学者の近藤滋先生の発表は、「生物のどこが折り紙なの？」と思ったけれど、 カブトムシのツノがどのように出来上がるか？という研究で、これが、まさに折り紙によって（しわ）で出来上がっているという。 はさなぎの段階ではツノが突起していないそうで、脱皮する時に約100分位のすごいスピードであの立派なツノが出来上がる。 その謎をシワの折り紙構造で解明した。 また、印象深かったのは、A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE デザイナー 宮前 義之のお話と実演。 A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKEは、布を織る段階で、熱を加えると一部の糸縮んで平面から立体をつくる構造の洋服を発表して、世界に衝撃を与えているけれど、 これが、人の創造性と、テクノロジーの融合であるということがとても分かった。 洋服をつくるとなると、そこに素材があって、手でつくっていくことを基本にしているので、なかなか新しい考えが生まれない。 一歩外界に出ることで、新しい可能性を思いつくようになる。 というお話を宮前さんはなさっていました。 そして、美しいラインというものは、だれが見ても美しいと思えるラインがあって、それを追求するために、気の遠くなるような時間を使って試行錯誤をしているということでした。 このラインは、おそらく合理的な数学的な理由があるのかもしれない。 そこに、人間的な感性を持ちこむことで、完成される。 「感覚」や「感性」という言葉は、得てしてアートやデザインの中でとても重要なこととされるけれど、その背景にはキット数学的な理論があるだろう。 そのように思うのです。 ゴミ箱も折り紙

Use digital to express subtle people's senses

By using the means of "digital", we think that creating "faces" and "lines" that people feel comfortable about is one way of making things. 。

For technology to express a subtle sense of blood-through humans, not just a tool for mass production or efficiency.

For that reason, we want to use technology.

It was fun. MENTOSEN Is 2023 Years 4/22 ㈯, Pierce & Back Catch Log [ Logs ] And ear cuff One Stroke Line [ One-stroke line ] Was announced. The new announcement week was held from 4/22 to 30 at Syncothedio in Setagaya, Tokyo. It was a new week that we had fun, too. On the first day, the collection of Pierce & Back Catch announced "Log02" was enlarged In AR (virtual reality), you can also take pictures like this and play. Give a polyhedral kit as a gift A set that makes such a polyhedron easy Maybe it's completely different from the new jewelry event in general, but that's what we think. And it was more impressive that the people who came were enjoying it. The category "jewelry" feels cramped A famous jewelry brand in the world. On the other hand, there are so many individual writers recently. Various gemstones in fashion are also beautiful. But our sense of living now and their jewelry are a little different? We feel so cramped about being stuck in the category of "jewelry." It seems to be a very important thing to know what things have to do with people in order to have meaning as things. In the collection "MENTOSEN", it is a little different from traditional jewelry values I think it would be nice if there was a way to have fun and a moment to laugh. It seems to be meaningful to put it into the world because it doesn't fit into the category of general commercial "jewelry."

The other day, Yamanaka at the Komaba Research Campus of the University of Tokyo (Advanced Science and Technology Research Center) Shunji We have seen the final exhibition of the laboratory, "The Original Picture of the Future" exhibition. Shunji Yamanaka Laboratory With the theme of engagement between advanced technology engineering and design, Toshiharu Yamanaka has introduced products with excellent design, such as "beautiful prosthetic legs". Until a few decades ago, engineering (industrial machinery) and digital had a tenuous idea of being connected to “beautiful design”. In the last 15 years, we have created new products and developed design engineers, or knowledgeable designers or artists in engineering or digital. The basis of Shunji Yamanaka's product is this original picture that is drawn at the conception stage. Precision, ideas are established and stuck there. It's an industrial product, but it's very beautiful. Then, the idea properly worked out at the conception stage can be properly drafted even if it is dropped into CAD (stereoscopic modeling software). What is the thought process when we think about design and drop data to CAD on a daily basis? In the stage of the idea of the original draft, is it difficult to say that the three dimensions are captured so far? It is very interesting that the beauty of engineering is created by thinking about the mechanism of the machine. Theme for MENTOSEN Design and Manufacturing-Thinking about the Relationship between People and Digital One of the solutions is to add the “mechanism” to the elements of the design, which may create a human warmth. No matter how much technology is used, things that do not create a sense of happiness in the end will not make much sense. Once again, I felt a good sense of distance between technology and design. Yamanaka Laboratory website