mastermind JAPAN x CORE JEWELS Further Look
by Eugene Kan, September 12, 2008
mastermind JAPAN and CORE JEWELS were recently featured in a comprehensive feature which previewed their upcoming collaborative venture. Based on mastermind JAPAN’s always visible skull imagery, the brand’s designer Masaaki Homma has always viewed skulls with a positive outlook rather then the usual negative connotations the skull has come to symbolize. The four pieces seen here all share the same angular shape as they are differentiated by color and the use of jewels. Prices range from ¥630,000 JPY – ¥1,732,500 JPY (approximately $5,900 USD – $16,100USD).
Source: honeyee
[...] The skull is a symbol diverse in both cultural ideology and personal meaning. Our friends at Mastermind Japan have joined up with Core Jewels to create a new line of jewelry continuing humanity’s obsession with its own mortality. The Mastermind Japan x Core Jewels Skull Rings are brilliant, angular and studded with precious gems like crisp diamonds and midnight onyx. They’re street, they’re flash, they’re modern and meaningful. They’re also pricey– but for the post-punk-ceo, they’re now on your radar. [thanks hypebeast] [...]