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ABOUT

About NANA WATANABE

NANA WATANABE is a textile jewelry brand inspired by nature.
Using embroidery as a technique, the brand creates jewelry that gently accompanies the wearer, rather than standing apart as mere decoration.

In our everyday lives, surrounded by cities and constant information, we often find ourselves distant from nature.
We begin to act as if we are separate from it,
guided by quiet assumptions—what suits us, what does not, what we should or should not wear.

The jewelry of NANA WATANABE does not try to challenge these ideas directly.
Instead, it hopes to offer a small pause—a moment to soften the gaze and shift the mood.

Unlike clothing, jewelry does not require a big decision.
Yet it can subtly change how we feel, how we stand, how we move through the day.
Jewelry can be more free, more personal, and more intuitive.

There is no need to return fully to nature.
If a piece of jewelry can gently remind us of it, even for a moment—
light in both presence and weight—
and make everyday life feel a little lighter, that is enough.

Process

Each piece by NANA WATANABE begins with textile design.
From embroidery and cutting to sculptural construction and finishing,
every step is treated as part of the creative process.

The embroidery is produced using machine embroidery—not for efficiency,
but to precisely control line, density, and structure as intended.
Flat textiles are transformed into three-dimensional forms,
resulting in jewelry that is surprisingly lightweight and comfortable to wear.

Designer

NANA WATANABEis a textile jewelry brand and a form of wearable art created by designer Nana Watanabe. After studying fashion design and gaining experience as part of theISSEY MIYAKE collection team, she developed a unique approach that treats embroidery not as decoration or craft, but as a medium for form, structure, and expression.
Inspired by creatures, plants, and the subtle movements of light and water, her work reimagines nature as animaginary paradise, translated into sculptural yet lightweight textile jewelry. Using recycled materials and avoiding reliance on precious gemstones, NANA WATANABE creates jewelry that is light, expressive, and emotionally resonant.

Awards

2025 A’ Design Award & Competition(Italy)
Bronze Award, Jewelry Design Category
Shrimps Earrings

2023 ARTISTAR JEWELS NETWORK Award
Milano Jewelry Week(Milan)

Exhibitions

2025 Solo Exhibition
ART Is. TOKYO Gallery, Daikanyama, Tokyo

2024 MAD about Jewelry
Museum of Arts and Design, New York

2024 CLUSTER JEWELLERY
London

2023 Milano Jewelry Week
Milan

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