OFFLINE Brooch

The "words" and "characters" we use in our daily lives. When viewed as forms, they contain various curves and margins. The pin brooch series named OFFLINE was born from inspiration drawn from the silhouettes of hiragana, characters unique to Japan. When writing hiragana as iroha-ni-ho-he-to..., spaces inevitably emerge between the lines. OFFLINE is a brooch that cuts out the silhouettes of the margins surrounding characters. We gave form to those silhouettes where the soft curves of hiragana overlap with crisp straight lines.

OFFLINE is handcrafted through all processes from cutting out of a single brass plate to polishing. The material of brass comes into contact with air over time and slowly changes to a deep amber color. Just as characters are passed down through the ages, this brooch also deepens its expression along with the time of the person who wears it.

Shedding light on the "spaces between characters" that we usually overlook. This is also about carefully scooping up small phenomena that exist outside efficiency and rationality. Moving away a little from digital connections and turning our consciousness toward the texture and feel of materials. We hope that OFFLINE, this small pin brooch, can create new margins in everyday scenery.