Noriko YUKI

Noriko Yuki is a Tokyo based artist who creates unique and beautiful jewelry pieces mixing the traditional techniques of Kumihimo (braided strings) with contemporary taste.

Kumihimo is a traditional artform/craft of silk-braiding technique which has been passed down over 1,300 years.

Kumihimo are made by interlacing several to dozens of thread bundles. The beautiful three-dimensional structure draws deep shadows on the surface. Firmly woven by hand, it creates fabric a unique tension. Using 100% silk threads that are dyed in thousands of colors, a number of different styles and and patterns are expressed in a single thin string. It usually takes a very long time requiring special skills and techniques, assembling it little by little.