item.New York (SOHO)

A jewelry shop, item. New York was opened 14 Nov.

They carry ayaka nishi collection.

This shop owner is a former costume design director of Cirque Du Soleil.

There are many one of a kind unique designer's Jewelry.

item.New York

444 Broome street, New York, NY 10013

Holiday Trunk Show at Midoma Gallery

I will participate holiday trunk show at MIDOMA Gallery.

MIDOMA Gallery
439 East 75th Street
New York, NY 10021
917-432-2667

http://www.midoma.cim/
http://twitter.com/MIDOMANYC
midoma@mac.com

Interview for Japion 19 Dec 2008 issue

Japion 19 Dec 2008----------Beauty Specialist

This time, we are interviewing the jewelry designer, Ms. Ayaka Nishi.

-Why did you decide to become a jewelry designer?

When I entered university, my mother said to me "if you design some jewelry, I'll have my jewelry- designer friend make the jewelry that you designed."The chance to design jewelry was a present from my mother. It was my first chance to design jewelry and I really enjoyed it. When I saw the jewelry that was made based on my design, I was really impressed. I studied Art History and Aesthetics at university and at the same time, I started learning jewelry making at the Jewelry Institute. After graduating university, I worked as a graphic designer for five years and at the same time, I was making jewelry on my own. A few years later, I was getting interested in learning more advanced jewelry-making techniques abroad and I decided to come to the U.S. My first plan was to study in Florence, Italy after studying in New York for half a year. But I really liked New York so I decided to stay there longer. I ended up entering the Fashion Institute of Technology. When I was a high school student, I read about New York because my favorite musician, Ryuichi Sakamoto, lives in New York. I had been hoping to live in New York some day.

-What kind jewelry do you make?

All of my jewelry is handmade and inspired by patterns found in nature such as spider webs, honey combs, fish scales, and flowers. Also, I prefer to use natural materials like stones. I once found a stone on the beach. It had been eroded by the waves into a really unique shape.-When do you get inspiration for your jewelry? Usually I get inspired by chance. For example, when I saw western armor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I noticed a unique texture that resembled fish scales. As a result, I made a series of jewelry based on the fish scale pattern.

-Do you have any advice on how to care for jewelry?

If you brush jewelry with a toothbrush and toothpaste, it works because toothpaste contains grinded powder. Also if your jewelry is seriously blacked by oxidation, I recommend that you o to a jewelry shop in the Diamond District of Manhattan. There are many jewelry shops there which have jewelry repair services for low prices.

-What is your dream for the future?

So far, I'm selling my jewelry in four shops but by the end of the year, I want to find one more shop where I can sell my jewelry.My ideal lifestyle would allow me to come and go between New York, Japan and somewhere else with a lot of nature.

Ego Moda magazine Dec issue

I got an spanish fashion magazine, Ego Moda Dec issue in few weeks ago.As I post in last year, my jewelry was used for photo shoots.I'm really happy to provide my jewelry to their professional work.

Japan Art Matsuri 2008

I will participate Japan Art Matsuri.

http://www.faunedance.com/en/shows.htm

Japan Arts Matsuri / JAM 2008

The Festival of Japanese Artists in New YorkJAM is part of the 10th International Chopin & Friends FestivalCo-presented by New York Dance & Arts Innovations and the American Dream Club Supported by The Consulate General of Japan in New York, along with thePolish & Slavic Center, and Asian Society of Arts

Opening Time & Venue:

November 15th at 6 pm, Saturday * (door opens at 5:00 pm)

November 16th at 3 pm, Sunday * (door opens at 2:00 pm)

* Artists Vending Booth starts at 5:00 pm and performance starts at 6:00 pm on Saturday

* Artists Vending Booth starts at 2:00 pm and performance starts at 3:00 pm on Sunday

Polish & Slavic Center

(Williamsburg / Greenpoint, Brooklyn)177 Kent Street (NOT Kent Avenue), Brooklyn (bet McGuinness Blvd & Manhattan Ave)Take the L train to the Lorimer St station in Brooklyn, transfer to the G train Queen's bound and get off the Greenpoint Ave. Take the E or V train to the 23 Street-Ely Ave station in Queens, transfer to G train Brooklyn's bound and get off the Greenpoint Ave. The Theater is one block from the station.

Tickets:

General Admission / $25

Advanced Admission / $20

Ticketing Services by SmartTixwww.smarttix.com / (212) 868-4444

http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=JAP2

Reservation & Information -

Faune Dance Troupe Box OfficeTel : (917) 689-1899 / by e-mail: jam@faunedance.com

NY JAPAN Weekly News Paper. 23 Oct 2008 issue

NY JAPAN Weekly News Paper. 23 Oct 2008

Big event. Halloween is almost here.This year, the 31st is on a Friday so many people plan on going to a party or special dinner.However, some people may not want to wear unusual clothing to work, or they may have no idea what they should wear for this occasion. Some people may think that buying a costume that they will wear only on Halloween is a waste of money.If you think like that, I would like to recommend this spider-web jewelry collection by Ayaka Nishi.

Ayaka Nishi is a New York-based jewelry designer. (This picture is of a Spider web earring which costs $230.)This earring is inspired by spider webs and branches. The black twig part is made of oxidized silver and Thai gold.This jewelry would go well with a black one-piece dress for Halloween. In this jewelry, you can find sharpness and an organic feeling.This is one-of-a-kind, unique jewelry.

Photo shoot for Ego Moda magazine

This Saturday I took part in a photo shoot for Ego Mode magazine, a leading fashion magazine in the Spanish-speaking world. Lending my latest line of hand-made jewelry to the photographer and clothing designer, I helped make the photo shoot for Ego Mode magazine's holiday edition (to be published in December) a success.The photo shoot lasted nine hours. The director put together a lot of interesting and creative scenes for the photographer to shoot. Overall, I was really pleased with the results of our collaboration and look forward to working with these artists on other projects in the future.