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: When some wedding cakes and beautiful decorative cakes inspired me, the idea of Japanese traditional Mizuhiki, which is the art of knotting cord into a decorative element, came up with this project.
: The unique property is making Mizuhiki into jewelry element. Mizuhiki is a form of ornamental Japanese paper cord, and usually used to make ornate knots decorate packages and notes, but I tried to use it for jewelry with Swarovski crystal.
: I wish this design will serve as a unique and cultural bridge between Japan and the world.
: I decided to pursuit an inspiration.
: This head jewelry is created by arranging Japanese traditional techniques, Tsumami-zaiku, and Mizuhiki-zaiku with Swarovski crystal. The inspiration of wedding cakes and beautiful decorative cakes bring up the idea of Mizuhiki that plays an important role in Japanese culture as a symbol of affection, warmth, and togetherness. Mizuhiki knots are closely associated with the Japanese word MUSUBI (meaning Connection or Tying) because tying a Mizuhiki knot connects people and ties them together.
: The unique property is making Mizuhiki into jewelry element. Mizuhiki is a form of ornamental Japanese paper cord, and usually used to make ornate knots decorate packages and notes, but I tried to use it for jewelry with Swarovski crystal.
: The main challenge was making Mizuhiki style into jewelry by using Swarovski crystal. Mizuhiki is an ancient Japanese art form that used a special cord. The cord is usually created from rice paper that is tightly wound, starched to give it stiffness, and then colored.
