Joji Kojima's dark, exotic and exotic jewelry (pictured)

Joji Kojima, a luxury jewelry designer who was born in California but grew up in Japan. His works always express modernism with wonders and inspirations, and it is the bizarre and fetishistic temperament that his design incorporates. Although Joji Kojima's brand of the same name has just been established for two years, his name has rapidly become popular and well-known in the field of luxury jewelry.

Strange style

Born in California, Joji Kojima (Rajima Kojima) grew up in Japan. Due to his father’s business, he had the opportunity to visit Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries during his youth. As he stated, such a life gives him the opportunity to “see the diverse cultures in the East, West, poverty, and rich countries.” There is no doubt that Joji Kojima (Takajima Kojima) attributed his current creative achievements to his personal growth experience and past adventure life. He said: "I did not deliberately inject these experiences into my works, but the life I have experienced has definitely influenced my current creation."

Spooky and fetish jewelry

Joji Kojima (Kojima Kojima) received formal training and training at the Tokyo Tama Art Academy, and his talent was revealed there. He said: "Since I was a child, I like to draw illustrations and animations. I also like to use leather to make things. It's jewelry that attracts me most." To know, he started this craft only 15 years old. Thanks to his enthusiasm for jewelry, Joji Kojima learned about graphic design during the university, which complements his jewelry design process. He said: "I believe this area can be the most varied design method I have learned." After that, he also studied advertising design, photography, typesetting and imaging. These aspects of learning add a unique element to the jewellery he designs, which is something that those who limit themselves to the metal process or fashion field cannot.

Skull ring

It is obvious to all that the jewelry designed by Joji Kojima does not look like jewelry in terms of style and structure; instead, it is easier for us to think of sculptures or decorations. Once you see this skull mask with a living hinged jaw, or this diamond-inlaid finger clasp you will understand. However, the designer was very eager to show me the essence of his work: because all of the creative motives were for decoration, Joji Kojima (Ishijima Kojima) told me that his work was “absolute jewelry instead of Artwork. As long as they are jewels, they are part of fashion and are something that can be worn... This is the exciting part of my job. This kind of excitement cannot be given by sculpture.”

A close look at these wonderful jewels reveals Joji Kojima's enthusiasm for decorations. He said: "I often think about a problem. Why isn't someone else but I can create something and I want to create something that people have never seen before?" This is because he used some unconventional methods in his creation. The materials, such as metal, glass, bones, and even leather, took a total of six months to complete. Joji Kojima (Yoshitama Kojima) launches two series each year, which means that he can only think about the abstract theme and content for a maximum of three months, and perfect his production process in the next two months.

mask

The jewellery series before Joji Kojima (Kojima Kojima) covered topics such as "Aromatic Alcohol," "Midnight Dance," and "Feast." Although these jewels earned him a very enthusiastic fan, Joji Kojima himself had to admit the darkness of these jewelry themes. In this way, it is not surprising that even geeky and attractive fashion people such as Lady Gaga are loyal fans of this promising designer. Lady Gaga established a long-term partnership with Joji Kojima (Yoshio Kojima) after designing a black umbrella hat at Yoshiko Studio in Paris. After that, Lady gaga wore the chain armor mask designed by Joji Kojima (Kojima Osaharu) to cover the album cover of her own “Super Goesto Monster”; this also entered the fashion industry for Joji Kojima. A loud shot was made. Most of Joji Kojima's jewellery collection is based on the theme of darkness, and the concept of fashion similar to Lady Gaga makes one feel that Gaga is Kojima's muse. However, Kojima stated that his works are designed to achieve the beauty he is pursuing, not to design for someone.

Kojima's latest jewelry collection, Utopia, is a set of rings carved into animal shapes using leather, crystal, gold, metal and feathers. These fantasy Utopia animals and their beauty were abstracted from elephants, flamingos, horses, and lizards. These animals also became the chairs of the season. The details of Kojima's next jewelry collection are still a mystery. This mystery will be announced in October. Kojima said that he guarantees that this series of works will be "very satisfying."