Have you ever experienced a moment when time seems to stand still? When everything aligns so perfectly that you feel a profound sense of peace wash over you? That's what the Japanese call ikigai - the sweet spot where passion, purpose, and profession converge.
For years, I zigzagged through life searching for that elusive feeling. Then one day, while carving my first piece of jewelry wax, something magical happened. There was no struggle, no second-guessing, just flow. Beauty emerged effortlessly from my hands as if it had been waiting there all along. In that moment of perfect calm, I found my ikigai.
This LUXE COLLECTION is born from that discovery - a celebration of finding my path as a third-generation Japanese American, honoring the wisdom of my ancestors while creating something boldly new.
When my grandmother was alive, we shared a connection that transcended our language barrier. Though she spoke little English and I spoke little Japanese, we communicated through something deeper, an invisible thread that the Japanese call musubi, the sacred knot binding us to each other and to something greater. Have you felt it? That inexplicable connection to someone you've lost, as if they're still guiding you? I feel my grandmother's presence in every piece I create, her hands guiding mine across generations.
You won't find machine-perfect uniformity in this collection. Instead, each 18k gold piece embraces wabi-sabi - the beauty found in nature's imperfections. The subtle marks on each surface aren't flaws but signatures - evidence that human hands shaped this gold with intention and spirit. When you run your finger across these textures, you're touching a moment of pure creation.
Remember feeling that cool breeze on a hot summer day? How it instantly brought a sense of tranquility? That's what the Japanese aesthetic of shibui offer - understated elegance that doesn't shout for attention but commands it through quiet presence. It's what I've always been drawn to...simplicity that soothes the soul.
LUXE:Where meaning meets Gold
This isn't just another 18k gold collection. It's a bridge between worlds - East and West, traditional and contemporary, material and spiritual. It's gold with purpose and soul, gold that carries stories.
Because the most precious things we wear aren't valuable for their materials alone - they're precious because they connect us to what matters most: our heritage, our purpose, and each other.
THE EVIL EYE STUD EARRING SHINRAI RING SATORI HOOP EARRING
This is LUXE. This is finding beauty in the journey.