INWATER Collection

The INWATER jewelry collection, inspired by the gentle ripples of water. Water becomes clear in quiet flows, sometimes slightly cloudy, constantly changing without defining its form.

A pale blue gradation inspired by this appearance. The unique Gleichenia texture that displays a bubble-like expression through the layering of clear layers and layers containing cloudiness.

INWATER began by taking a fresh look at glass as a material. To explore alternative possibilities for glass, which has traditionally been used with transparency as a premise. Glass and air volume, furnace temperature and time. After repeated experiments with these combinations, we arrived at the phenomenon of "devitrification."

The beginning of INWATER jewelry was a phenomenon we unexpectedly encountered during the creation process. An unforeseen change that occurred during the process—an event that could be called a "failure."

The layering of marble-like patterns and transparent glass, unlike anything we had seen before. This accidental expression was a joyful discovery for us.

Using this experience as our starting point, INWATER developed by taking a fresh look at glass as a material. To explore alternative possibilities for glass, which has traditionally been used with transparency as a premise. Glass and air volume, furnace temperature and time. After repeated experiments with these combinations, we arrived at the phenomenon of "devitrification."

Normally, the loss of transparency (devitrification) in glassmaking is considered an undesirable change to be avoided. However, INWATER deliberately incorporated this process into the core of its design. The transparency that ripples like a water surface overlaps with pale cloudiness, creating a texture that conveys quietness and depth. The fluctuations created by heat and time differ with each piece, ensuring no two are identical.

Through repeated trial and error, this texture that was once an accidental byproduct began to appear consistently while maintaining the inherent strength of glass, eventually establishing itself as Gleichenia's unique texture.

The inseparable dual expressions of transparency and opacity create a lustrous depth when layered together. The light-containing layers quietly blend with the body by allowing the skin to show through slightly, gently enhancing the contours of that person's individuality. This brings a sensation where the jewelry is not on the outside, but rather exists within that person's own "underwater" space.

Just as water exists without form, changing its appearance. The INWATER collection aspires to become a soft presence like being underwater, where the jewelry becomes part of the wearer's body through the subtle transparency of skin showing through.