Nature is queen in the high jewelery collection of the Japanese Mikimoto ♦ ︎

Mikimoto is the best known name of the Japanese high jewelry. La Maison specializes in pearls and is known for its refined choice, from Akoya to those of the South Seas. But, in addition to pearls, it can also offer pieces of high jewelery. And he does it with his special sensitivity, all Japanese. For 2018, for example, the high jewelery collection is called Praise to Nature, and is obviously inspired by the natural, floral and marine world. Pearls and diamonds are combined in light and versatile structures, almost like watercolor drawings by an artist from the Meiji period. In total, the new collection includes 12 necklaces, pendants, earrings, bracelets and brooches. Some pieces are truly extraordinary, like the necklace with a big sapphire, with Akoya pearls and navette-cut little aquamarines that look like small fish swimming in the middle of the waves. Or the necklace with five strands of pearls to climb and a large Paraiba tourmaline, which represents the purity of the water, surrounded by butterflies made of pavé diamonds. Giulia Netrese