Akio Mori
Haute Joaillerie Akio Mori - Cameo brooches and jewelry -
May 12th - May 21st 2023
展览
Exhibition view
Queen Elizabeth of England always had brooches shining on her colorful dresses.
At some point, women seemed to stop wearing brooches.
Akio Mori opened the Don Morris Jewelry Shop in Mejiro in 1968, and for 55 years has been adorning the ears and chests of actresses such as Fubuki Koshiji's stage jewelry, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, and Mitsuko Kusabue.
He created many original pieces of jewelry that combined the essence of Paris with the mastery of Japanese craftsmanship, and left behind many more, before suddenly passing away to far away heaven in 2020.
During his lifetime, he apparently visited Europe frequently and collected cameos.
It is said that Napoleon loved cameos and gathered cameo craftsmen from Italy to carve portraits of royalty and aristocrats.
This time, the cameos will be on display, along with brooches and necklaces made of ivory and tortoiseshell with gold lacquer.
I would like to remember Akio Mori and feel his lingering scent.
Keiko Aono
森昭夫
Akio Mori
1968: The Don A. Morris Collection was established
1975: Produced accessories for the "Elte" Haute Couture fashion show
1976: Produced accessories for the "Issey Miyake" Paris Collection. Started providing accessories for Momoe Yamaguchi's record jackets.
1978: Design and production of accessories for the Toho film "Phoenix" (directed by Kon Ichikawa)
1983: Designed and produced accessories for Paris Vogue
1990: Designed accessories for "Hiraizumi Enjo" (produced by NHK, Austria, Salzburg TV, opera show competition)
1991 NHK Mozart Year
Design and create accessories for the opera "The Magic Flute" Mitsuhiro Matsuda (Nicole) and create accessories for the Paris Collection
1996: Design and production of stage accessories for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's "Happy Back Comparison" and "Master Class"
1999: Design and production of stage accessories for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's "Master Class" revival and "Marlene"
2000: Appeared on TV Asahi's "Tetsuko's Room" Designed and produced stage accessories for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's "Ladies and Loveage"
2001: AKIO MORI "CAMEO" opens in Nishi-Azabu
2004: Design and production of stage accessories for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's "Rose's Dilemma"
2005: Design and production of stage accessories for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's "Two Calendars"
2007 40th anniversary of jewelry design creation
2017: 50 years of jewelry design creation