Miki Asai

Jeweller

Published: 15.12.2025

Miki Asai

: Chitose, Atsuta
456-0054 - Nagoya
JAPAN

: Website Miki Asai; Instagram Miki Asai

Mail:: mikiasaijewellerygmail.com

Brooch: Still Life by Miki Asai.Wood and paper, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, eggshell, pearl, mineral pigment, epoxy resin, silver steel wire. 2025Unique piece.

Brooch: Reflection, Cycle, Time by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.. 2019.Awarded at: Schmuck 2020.

Brooch: Cycle by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.. 2019.10 x 7 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Time by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.. 2019.2.5 x 7 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Reflection by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.. 2019.6 x 7 x 1 cm.

Ring: Untitled by Miki Asai.Paper, wood, lacquer, eggshell, seashell, mineral pigment.. 2019.4 x 6 x 3 cm.

Ring: Untitled by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, gold leaf.. 2019.4 x 6 x 2 cm.

Necklace: Bottles by Miki Asai.Japanese paper, eggshell, seashell, crushed mother of pearl, 10k gold wire.. 2019.3.5 x 7 x 3.5 cm; 3 x 5.5 x 3 cm; 3.5 x 8 x 3.5 cm.Awarded at: BKV Prize 2020 Winners.

Brooch: Bottles by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.. 2019.8.5 x 6 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Still Life by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, lacquer, eggshell, mineral pigment, silver, stainless steel. 2019.9 x 8 x 1.5 cmUnique piece.

Brooch: Bottles by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, silver leaf, silver, steel wire.. 2019.5 x 9 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Reflection 3 by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, silver, steel wire.. 2018.7 x 9 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Transition by Miki Asai.Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, silver, steel wire.. 2018.4 x 10 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Flicker by Miki Asai.Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, gold leaf, silver, steel wire.. 2018.3.5 x 6 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Dead Tree by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, gold leaf, silver, steel wire.. 2018.7 x 11 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Pond by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, gold leaf, brass leaf, silver, steel wire.. 2018.7 x 13 x 2 cm.

Brooch: Reflection 2 by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, gold leaf, silver, steel wire.. 2018.5 x 7 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Echo of Silence by Miki Asai.Aluminium, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, seashell, steel wire.. 2017.7 x 15 x 3 cm.

Brooch: Echo by Miki Asai.Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, seashell, pearls, eggshell, silver leaf, silver, steel wire.. 2017.4 x 8 x 1 cm.

Brooch: Frosted Twig by Miki Asai.Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, silver, steel wire.. 2017.3 x 7 x 3 cm.

Brooch: Colour of Wind by Miki Asai.Paper, seashell, Japanese lacquer, silver, steel wire.. 2017.6 x 5 x 5 cm.

Miki Asai
Brooch: Still Life, 2025
Wood and paper, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, eggshell, pearl, mineral pigment, epoxy resin, silver steel wire
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Reflection, Cycle, Time, 2019
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.
Awarded at: Schmuck 2020
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Cycle, 2019
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.
10 x 7 x 1 cm
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Time, 2019
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.
2.5 x 7 x 1 cm
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Reflection, 2019
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.
6 x 7 x 1 cm
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Miki Asai
Ring: Untitled, 2019
Paper, wood, lacquer, eggshell, seashell, mineral pigment.
4 x 6 x 3 cm
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Miki Asai
Ring: Untitled, 2019
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, gold leaf.
4 x 6 x 2 cm
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Miki Asai
Necklace: Bottles, 2019
Japanese paper, eggshell, seashell, crushed mother of pearl, 10k gold wire.
3.5 x 7 x 3.5 cm; 3 x 5.5 x 3 cm; 3.5 x 8 x 3.5 cm
Awarded at: BKV Prize 2020 Winners
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Bottles, 2019
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, mineral pigment, silver, steel wire.
8.5 x 6 x 1 cm
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Still Life, 2019
Wood, Japanese paper, lacquer, eggshell, mineral pigment, silver, stainless steel
9 x 8 x 1.5 cm
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Estimated price: 720 €

Miki Asai
Brooch: Bottles, 2019
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, silver leaf, silver, steel wire.
5 x 9 x 1 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Miki Asai
Brooch: Reflection 3, 2018
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, silver, steel wire.
7 x 9 x 1 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Miki Asai
Brooch: Transition, 2018
Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, silver, steel wire.
4 x 10 x 1 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Miki Asai
Brooch: Flicker, 2018
Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, gold leaf, silver, steel wire.
3.5 x 6 x 1 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Miki Asai
Brooch: Dead Tree, 2018
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, gold leaf, silver, steel wire.
7 x 11 x 1 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Miki Asai
Brooch: Pond, 2018
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, gold leaf, brass leaf, silver, steel wire.
7 x 13 x 2 cm
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Reflection 2, 2018
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, seashell, gold leaf, silver, steel wire.
5 x 7 x 1 cm
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Echo of Silence, 2017
Aluminium, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, seashell, steel wire.
7 x 15 x 3 cm
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Echo, 2017
Wood, Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, seashell, pearls, eggshell, silver leaf, silver, steel wire.
4 x 8 x 1 cm
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Frosted Twig, 2017
Japanese paper, Japanese lacquer, eggshell, silver, steel wire.
3 x 7 x 3 cm
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Miki Asai
Brooch: Colour of Wind, 2017
Paper, seashell, Japanese lacquer, silver, steel wire.
6 x 5 x 5 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Bio

I live and work in Japan. Studied in Glasgow School of Art. I enjoy exploring materials to find where they can meet my idea. Experiencing daily life and materials are my great inspiration.

Statement

She explores materials to express intangible and fleeting beauty like light and shadow, or colour of the sky. She aims to capture the beauty of imperfection and impermanence and own the fragments of the momentary beauty of this world.

She destroys and reconstructs materials digesting her experience. Eggshell is crushed to create the cracking surface that looks as if the moment was frozen. Seashell is cut into tiny chips that flicker iridescently. The stone-like surface is made from powdered mineral stones, finding time in their solidity and permanence. She uses materials as her non-verbal language.

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Tiny Theatres of Still Life in Contemporary Jewellery. Spotlight Artworks by Klimt02

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/ 04Jul2025

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/ 05Mar2024

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Yuxi Sun

Article

/ 14Nov2017

Metamorphosis in Flux: International Jewelry Art Exhibition.

: Chitose, Atsuta
456-0054 - Nagoya
JAPAN

: Website Miki Asai; Instagram Miki Asai

Mail:: mikiasaijewellerygmail.com