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Gravity Pearl by NOSIGNER
Tokyo 2010: Japanese designer NOSIGNER presented magnetic jewellery made of pearls at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 this week.
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Called Gravity Pearl, magnets inside the artificial pearls allow them to transform into different kinds of jewellery, including earrings, brooches, rings and bracelets.
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The pearls can be formed into clusters to create different variations of jewellery items.
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The pieces are produced in collaboration with manufacturers HK.
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Here's some more information from the designer:
HK Gravity Pearl
Beyond Acrual Pearl
In Japanese, the character for "izumi" (fountain) is a hybrid of the two characters for "white" and "water". The artificial pearls produced by HK (calls 'HAKU')'s artisans in Izumi are akin to shining crystals emerging from white water.
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Being first to master the production of artificial pearls in Japan, Izumi artisans have a long-standing inherited and traditional know-how passed on from generation to generation.
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For the exhibition, HK developed "Gravity pearls" in collaboration with designer NOSIGNER.
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They are magnetic pearls that attract one another, and transform to ring, necklace, earing, broach,etc.
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HK introduce this new and enticing breed of pearls, which can cluster like bubbles.
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