The third artist collaboration

NIESSING develops innovative jewelry created through the fusion of handcraft and cutting-edge technology, such as "The NIESSING Ring," which supports a diamond solely by the tension of the metal. Its abstraction and variability are sure to ignite people's imagination.

Since 2013, NIESSING has collaborated with artists to coincide with autumn design events. Following "'Graffiti' Rings by Hideyuki Nakayama" with architect Hideyuki Nakayama and "'FAMILY OF NIESSING'" with photographer Hideaki Hamada last year, in 2015, they commissioned sculptor Kohei Nawa to create an exhibition themed around jewelry as a "material for imagination."

In this exhibition, under the theme "CELL / FORCE," jewelry is displayed against a backdrop of diverse, material-rich forms, with rings created through the collaboration of Nawa and NIESSING being specially exhibited.

Kohei NAWA
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1975. Sculptor, Professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduate School. Completed his doctoral program in sculpture at Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School of Art and Design in 2003. Held a solo exhibition "Synthesis" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2011. He has presented site-specific sculptures at numerous international exhibitions, including the Setouchi Triennale and Aichi Triennale in 2013. In the same year, he installed the large-scale outdoor sculpture "Manifold" in Cheonan, South Korea. Expanding the possibilities of sculptural expression, he utilizes various materials and technologies such as beads, prisms, polyurethane foam, and silicone oil, centered around his unique concept of "Cell." He is currently active in a wide range of fields including art, architecture, and design at the creative platform "SANDWICH," where he serves as director. In September 2015, he held a solo exhibition "FORCE" in the UK at PACE LONDON.
http://kohei-nawa.net/

NIESSING x Kohei Nawa "CELL / FORCE"
Period: Ongoing until November 23, 2015 (Mon, holiday)
Venue: NIESSING Tokyo
5-9-10 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1F, Sankyu Aoyama
Opening Hours: 11:00 - 19:30 (Closed Wednesdays)

This collaboration between Nawa, who expresses new materiality through his unique approach to materials, and NIESSING is a must-see, transcending categories.