大賞
樹上の主役/ナンノ ソノ
第一回 Mr. & Mrs. Abe Arts & Culture Prize
大賞受賞作品
作品講評
樹の上に静かに腰掛ける少女。白い樹肌の樹の上部は波紋のようにデフォルメされており、いわゆる「梅の木」らしくはない不思議な印象です。一見すると作品の中に梅を直接的に描写するものはありません。梅の花を桜や桃の花と見分ける特徴、その一つに花の根元に軸がなく、枝にペタっと花がついているというものがあります。そのような梅の咲き方は、枝に腰掛ける少女の姿に重ね合わさるようです。静かに佇んでいるだけでありながらも、目を引く存在感を持つ彼女は、タイトルの通り樹上の主役です。彼女の衣服も樹肌と同系色であり、梅の木の上で自然と溶け込むかのようです。しかし、よく見ると、彼女の左手の人差し指には梅の花のリングが添えられており、シンプルで飾り気のない世界観の中で異彩を放っています。この小さなディテールが、作品に深みと個性を与えています。遊び心とともに、梅の魅力を見事に表現した本作は、コンテストの主役となる大賞にふさわしい作品です。
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The Brand’s Question and Philosophy
"Be the Origin of Meaning."
This phrase forms the core of Mr. & Mrs. Abe and serves as a guiding principle for creation.
Has "meaning" been outsourced to brands, prices, others, or overseas standards of value?
Here, jewelry is not mere decoration. It is a medium of thought.
Throughout history, jewelry has evolved from adornment to storytelling, and now, to questioning.
Our pieces are ambassadors of critical thought, created to provoke reflection, memory, and cultural dialogue.
Inspired by the legendary "Tobiume" (Flying Plum) of Dazaifu, and the intimate bonds shared with family and pets,
each piece embodies personal memory and cultural history.
They ask: "What does permanence mean?" "What does it mean to own beauty?"
We are a family-run maison, guided not by marketing but by careful craft and quiet dialogue.
Using durable materials such as K18 gold, platinum, and lab-grown diamonds,
our creations are designed to last beyond a lifetime and connect generations.
Through the Mr. & Mrs. Abe Art & Culture Prize,
we invite thinkers and artists to join conversations about icons, belonging, and meaning.
Mr. & Mrs. Abe is not simply a brand, but a philosophy you wear.
For those who seek culture, not status; meaning, not mimicry.
There is no need to follow hierarchies defined by others.
Jewelry is not simply metal that reflects light.
It is an expression of what you believe and what you choose to carry.
Wearing Mr. & Mrs. Abe means choosing to live the question,
to walk alongside symbols that ask, challenge, and remember.
We are not a maison that pursues “top-of-mind” awareness through advertising budgets.
We believe beauty and value are not imposed, but awaken from within.
Cultural presence does not reside in numbers, but in memory.
You are not a passive consumer of meaning.
You are its origin.
Do not be swayed by price hierarchies or the echo of brands.
Trust the depth of your own questions and the clarity of what you feel.
Be the Origin of Meaning.
Mr. & Mrs. Abe