http://www.sayakayamamoto.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 24 May 2010 14:07:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Time and belief are often being noticed at certain moments; being late, losing something or being in trouble. Time and belief are often being handled by man-made means – such as 'bending' the time-zones to fit a certain country, or 'communicating' with a god through prayers.. 24+X captures the cycle of earth ... http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2009/_recent/24x/ Part of the Copy Nature project. Plastic fruits and vegetables have been cut into pieces and then fused together  into new compositions, creating ‘new species’. Cast in bronze and then carefully polished, the new objects turn into small precious containers. This work  comments on the possible loss or mutation of ... http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2009/_recent/copy-copy-nature/ Hana is the Japanese word for 'flower'. Flower motives are a well known element widely used in jewelry design. Hana is also the Japanese word for 'nose'. Noses are rarely used in jewelry design. The Hana Ring can bring your hand to life – in an instance it would evolve into a ... http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2009/_recent/hana-ring/ A special edition of Penna - only available at RA - Kloosterstraat 13, Antwerp, Belgium All the butterflies used for the design has the initial of 'R' or 'A'. http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2009/jewelry/penna-ra/ Animal materials, such as skin and bones have been used for centuries for the making of jewelry. The Animal Necklaces uses a different type of animals as material. The Animal Necklaces offer a refreshing alternative to animal-material based jewelry. Materials: beads, soft-toys Now for sale at RA http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2009/jewelry/animal-necklace-2/ When I was little I lived in the countryside, very close to the world of insects. I always enjoyed watching their many different shapes, colors and behavior – sometimes they made me scared and sometimes fascinated me. After I moved away from my parents' house to the big city, I was ... http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2008/design/little-wonders/ A graphic illustration of imaginary insects in a kitchen. see more of Little Wonders.. http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2008/design/kitchen-insects/ HOTARU, your personal firefly - a small adhesive lamp with the magic of fireflies. You can easily take and stick it anywhere you wish and let it light up your life even in the darkest moments. see more of Little Wonders.. http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2008/design/hotaru/ An atmosphere movie inspired by the hatching of insects. Hatching can have many different meanings and my aim with this movie is to express them in manner which could trigger the viewer's imagination.. Hatching is..........becoming different and weird! see more of Little Wonders.. http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2008/design/hatching-yourself/ A series of brooches inspired by insects' wings. This project explores the qualities and possibilities of using 'fake'/'imitation' materials instead of real insects parts. Photography: Boaz Cohen Special Thanks to: Burgers Zoo, Arnhem Penna is now available at: GALERIE NOEL GUYOMARC'H, Montreal, Canada Silke and the Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium see more of Little Wonders.. http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/2008/design/penna/