{"product_id":"haruna-sugie-hifu-glass-rings","title":"Haruna Sugie - HIFU Glass Rings","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct name: HIFU Glass Rings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist: Haruna Sugie (杉江はるな)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: Borosilicate glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTechnique: Lampworking (solid work)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes: in Japan ring sizes, one-of-a-kind creations, only one size per style (Size reference \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lcojapan.com\/en-au\/pages\/size-chart?srsltid=AfmBOopj0SOP-zreS5URySR1xaga95AsJ_N9Iy6YDPfqEuF7d8bRFRor\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNotes: Each piece of accessory will be gift wrapped in the original gift boxes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHandcrafted in Tokyo, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHIFU Series \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time defined by isolation and the inability to meet others. While distancing protected the body from infection, it often left the mind feeling unguarded and alone. This condition, though intensified by the pandemic, reflects a broader reality—our continual exposure to subtle emotional harm and quiet loneliness within everyday life. Considering the skin as a physical boundary that protects the body, she began to question what might protect the invisible realm of the mind. In this work, thin, transparent layers of glass are worn as a “second skin” for the mind—gently enveloping and safeguarding it from the anxieties and unseen aggressions of contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout Haruna Sugie: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBorn in 1997 in Aichi, Japan. Lives and works in Tokyo. Sugie is a glass artist whose practice explores the interrelationship between the body, emotion, and perception. She began studying lampworking at Khan Glass Works in 2019. She received her BFA in Glass from the Department of Crafts and Industrial Design at Musashino Art University in 2022, and completed her MFA in Glass at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2024. Working primarily with lampworking techniques using an oxygen burner, each piece is meticulously handcrafted. Her work engages with the inherent tension between fragility and strength within glass, expressing it as a metaphor for the delicate equilibrium that resides within human existence. Sugie creates both wearable works and spatial objects as extensions of the same line of inquiry. Through materials such as glass and mirrors, she examines the boundaries between self and other, and between the visible and the invisible. Through the properties of glass—transparency, reflection, and distortion—her practice further seeks to reconsider the formation and perception of the self within the evershifting conditions of contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haruna Sugie","offers":[{"title":"Style 18 (size 11)","offer_id":51253667594276,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 19 (size 13 )","offer_id":51253667627044,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 20 (size 13)","offer_id":51253667659812,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 21 (size 11)","offer_id":51253667692580,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 22 (size 15)","offer_id":51253667725348,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 23 (size 15)","offer_id":51253667758116,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 24 (size 16)","offer_id":51253667790884,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 25 (size 17)","offer_id":51253667823652,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 26 (size 15)","offer_id":51253667856420,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 27 (size 20)","offer_id":51253667889188,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 28 (size 10)","offer_id":51253667921956,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 29 (size 11)","offer_id":51253667954724,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 30 (size 12)","offer_id":51253667987492,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 32 (size 13)","offer_id":51253668020260,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 33 (size 14)","offer_id":51253668053028,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 34 (size 15)","offer_id":51253668085796,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 35 (size 16)","offer_id":51253668118564,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 36 (size 17)","offer_id":51253668151332,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Style 37 (size 19)","offer_id":51253668184100,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/4599\/0436\/files\/A1E36664-2347-4E26-A6B6-C670D5B1F4072.jpg?v=1786669865","url":"https:\/\/kurashicrafts.com\/products\/haruna-sugie-hifu-glass-rings","provider":"Kurashi Japanese Crafts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}