Ikuo Ichimori vintage costume jewelry
Ikuo Ichimori vintage costume jewelry
The award winning jewelry designer Ikuo turns 75 on September 1, 1921. Born in Osaka, Japan, he was trained as an interior designer in Tokyo. The 24-year-old designer came to Paris and soon became famous for his unique costume jewelry designs, collaborating with renowned fashion houses. Karl Lagerfeld once said that “If I had the subtlety of jewelry making like Ikuo, I would be William Shakespeare in fashion … that’s why I’m just Oscar Wilde.”
Ikuo opened his Parisian costume jewelry boutique at 11 Rue des Grands Augustins in 1977 (and in 1990s in Tokio). Noteworthy, the same year, his friend, Japanese artist Shige Amano, designed the logo for his company. The very next year, Ikuo received an award for the designer necklace and ring presented at the International Pearl Design Contest. Also, the World Gold Council awarded the designer with the Grand Prix. The designer’s works adorn many galleries, museums and private collections.
Every work of this Japanese designer shows him as a talented artist.
In September 2016, Ikuo wrote on his Facebook page that after almost 40 years of operating his shop, he closes it with an exhibition of paintings by artist Shige Amano.
Ikuo Ichimori vintage costume jewelry
