Yoko Takirai and Pietro Pellitteri study and explore in their jewellery the concepts of space and movement. The inspiration behind the work is translated into geometric forms, revealing both lightness and elegance. Their creative spirit is expressed through simple shapes that evolve in their purity. Each finely crafted piece is the result of a dedicated research process, which allows them to capture and convey emotions, filtered through movement. The shapes are simple and clean, with nothing excess, leaving only the essence of their form. Their artistic challenge is to capture emotions and the elusive essence of time and space, transforming them into something tangible.

Yoko Takirai was born in Tokyo, Japan, and Pietro Pellitteri in Sicily, Italy. In 1994, Yoko holds her degree from West Virginia University in the United States. In 1995, she moved to Florence, where she studied at Le Arti Orafe school (1997, diploma in Goldsmith's Art and Jewellery Design). She later obtained a diploma in Project Jewellery Design from the Istituto d'Arte di Firenze. In 2002, she founded Takirai Design, a contemporary jewellery studio. Together with Pietro Pellitteri – designer and art director of Pellitteri Design – they embarked on a research journey focused on creating innovative jewelry design. In 2018, Yoko and Pietro opened a gallery-workshop in the heart of Florence, where they continue to receive international recognition. Their collections have been exhibited in numerous shows both in Italy and abroad and are part of the permanent collections of several international museums and private collections.

Selected exhibitions and Collections

BIJOUX=ART at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada, JOYA at the Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair, MINI Design Award at Blickfang Munich in Germany, Inhorgenta Munich in Germany, CLASSIC at the 23rd Legnica International Jewellery Competition at the Gallery of Art in Legnica, Poland, Loot –MAD about jewelry at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, Sieraad at the International Jewellery Art Fair in Amsterdam, Holland, Premio Fondazione Cominelli for Contemporary Jewellery in Italy, and the 27th Japan Jewellery Art Exhibition at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo.

In 2007, their works were included in the collection of the Museo degli Argenti at Palazzo Pitti in Florence.

Since 2012, they have been members of AGC – Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo.