Folk/N is a Japanese jewelry brand launched in 2020 by artist Hisashi Ota. It is a label by Ota, who runs NORTH WORKS, and is based at an atelier in Fussa. Drawing inspiration from the knowledge and handcraft traditions passed down through traditional crafts, folk art, and tribal cultures around the world, it primarily creates accessories using silver and vintage beads, and also offers items such as deerskin bags. The brand respects cultural backgrounds and reconfigures their elements into contemporary products.
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- 2011
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Brand
Category
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2011
NORTH WORKS
Parent brand
Accessories
A modern offshoot line that reinterprets designs from around the world
Folk/N is a jewelry line developed as an alternate line of NORTH WORKS. While NORTH WORKS
Folk/N is a jewelry line developed as an alternate line of NORTH WORKS. While NORTH WORKS primarily uses vintage American coins as materials to create jewelry rooted in America, Folk/N draws inspiration from high jewelry around the world and folk crafts outside the United States, and handcrafts designs reinterpreted for the times. It carries on the parent brand’s handcraft while broadening the range of materials and design motifs.
2011
Parent brand
NORTH WORKS
Accessories
A modern offshoot line that reinterprets designs from around the world
Folk/N is a jewelry line developed as an alternate line of NORTH WORKS. While NORTH WORKS
Folk/N is a jewelry line developed as an alternate line of NORTH WORKS. While NORTH WORKS primarily uses vintage American coins as materials to create jewelry rooted in America, Folk/N draws inspiration from high jewelry around the world and folk crafts outside the United States, and handcrafts designs reinterpreted for the times. It carries on the parent brand’s handcraft while broadening the range of materials and design motifs.
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Country of origin, founding year, categories and parent brands.
Folk/N is from Japan.
Folk/N was founded in 2020.
Folk/N covers the following categories: Accessories, Bags.
Folk/N is a sub-brand of NORTH WORKS.