Born in Ichikawa, Japan, Miya Kumo came to the world of jewellery by chance. Now based in London, Kumo's work is simultaneously arcane and child-like in nature.

Much of Kumo’s jewellery explores the themes of duality and human nature as interpreted through the mediums of gold and silver. Kumo alludes to a fascination with hidden meanings, characterised by the engraved messages, emblems and symbols