Itto Mishima’s jewelry is a meditation on form, memory, and the quiet power of intuition. Born in Yokohama in 1985, Mishima is currently an assistant professor at Kobe Design University. He approaches his work with the precision of a designer and the curiosity of a philosopher, creating pieces that reveal beauty not through symbolism, but through rhythm, structure, and subtle variations of light and shadow.

In his Ridge series, Mishima distills beauty to its purest formal essence. Eschewing figurative references, he draws inspiration from the quiet order of nature — organic forms that are both regular and free. Each piece begins as a drawing balancing intention and spontaneity, a framework that welcomes the hand’s intuition. Saw-pierced from silver plate and shaped instinctively, the resulting works unfold like topographic landscapes — layered, textured, and ever-shifting, offering a new experience from every angle.

By contrast, Fossil the Memory delves into the emotional archaeology of childhood. Using vintage miniature cars — found objects laden with nostalgia — Mishima encases them in luminous forms made of optical fiber. These crystalline shells evoke both the neural pathways of memory and the process of fossilization, transforming forgotten toys into radiant relics.

Each piece becomes a vessel of personal history, where memories crystallize into treasures more precious than gemstones. Through his practice, Itto Mishima invites the viewer to look more closely — to discover the poetry of form, the silence of craftsmanship, and the intimacy of memory embedded in metal, movement, and light.