ABOUT ME

I discovered tsumami zaiku in 2016, an ancestral craft used in the making of kanzashi for maiko (apprentice geisha).

 

Yoake Bijoux was ceated in 2020, a revisited approach of this craft, a clever blend of tradition and modernity.

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Why Yoake? Translated from Japanese, it means aurora, which is appropriate since it is my first name! Japan is also nicknamed "the land of the rising sun", I wanted to pay tribute to this fascinating and majestic country.

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Unique in France, I am currently the only one to make animals in tsumami zaiku. 

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All pieces are made from habotai or chirimen silk, or from kimono scraps.

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