2026 | 屋久島,ジュエリー,オーダーメイドのマリッジリング（結婚・婚約指輪）制作 | Kei Nakamura Jewellery Blog

I am making their gold rings, surrounded by new flowers blooming each day.

This morning, I saw milk vetch along my usual walking path.

Although it is still cold, the earth is always the first to tell us when the seasons turn.

I finished polishing two gold rings and refined them into the same design, perfectly matched in different sizes.

Further decorative patterns will be applied here.

Maybe when their rings are complete, the island will be bathed in the dazzling light of spring.

In a small forest near my studio.

I took the two rings in my hand and gazed at their outlines.

I feel they have come together into a refined and elegant form.

As I looked up at the sunlight spilling through the trees, I suddenly found myself thinking of the two of them.

It was a warm, hopeful light that hinted at spring.

Thank you, as always.

As for the long-awaited completion, that is a story for another time.

work in progress

When Rings Take Shape in Spring’s Slumber #YakushimaCustomRingStories

ずっと好きだった素材を手にしたり、思いがけない発見があったり。

おふたりのデザインが、少しずつ、ゆっくりと育まれていきました。

二月とは思えないほどあたたかな空気に包まれた、屋久島サウスのアトリエでした。

結婚指輪の相談会に来てくれたのは、ご近所に暮らすおふたりです。

「初めてお会いするのが、なんだか意外ですよね」

そんな挨拶から始まるのも、小さな屋久島ならではのオーダーメイドなのかもしれません。

白いテーブルの上に並べたサンプルリングの中から、彼女が大好きなピンクゴールドを試してみる。

それが気になって、彼もピンクゴールドを手に取る。

ひとつひとつの小さな選択が、色鮮やかな未来をかたち作っていく。

このようなやさしいリズムで、おふたりの暮らしが流れていくのかなと思うと、あたたかな気持ちに包まれました。

おふたりが出会った、この屋久島でつくる結婚指輪です。

この島で過ごした時間と、いつまでもともにあることができるような、

そのようなリングになれば、素敵だなと思います。

もし、今、この場所でなかったなら、また別の時間になっていたかもしれない。

そう思うと、

これから生まれるリングが、奇跡そのもののように感じられますね。

屋久島が紡いでくれた、素敵なご縁に感謝します。

After shaping the yellow gold into rings, I applied pressure with a steel hammer.

On the surface and the sides, firmly and carefully,
I repeated the same steps again and again.

Hammering it this way makes the metal stronger.

It doesn’t change how the ring looks, yet it is essential in creating comfort for everyday wear.

I want to refine it more and more on the invisible side, wishing these rings would stay close to their lives for years.

It was an unexpectedly warm day in Yakushima South, as if I could go swimming in the sea.

I saw fresh greenery everywhere in the garden.

I looked at the rings after hammering, amid sunlit greenery.

The colour of 18K yellow gold felt so comforting, and it was in harmony with the island’s time.

Small spring flowers are blooming at my feet.

Inspired by the life within the greenery and flowers, I went back to my bench to resume my work.

Thank you for another day, Yakushima.

work in progress

The First Touch of Spring #YakushimaCustomRingStories