There once was a little girl who loved to work with her hands. She would spend hours in the sandpit looking for miniature seashells which she would make into small accessories and dream of creating something even more beautiful …
Fast forward twenty odd years, Miwako Yoshioka is now the designer/maker of BARK, a London based jewellery brand.

Her collection was first snapped up by shops in London and Tokyo in 2003 while she was still studying jewellery and silversmithing at Sir John Cass University in London. After completing her studies, she showed her first official collection at Paris fashion week in 2005.

Although Miwako’s collections encompass different themes every season, nostalgic quality is a consistent feature. She often takes inspirations from childhood memories and quirky little objects that she is drawn to on the streets of London. Carefully chosen materials such as 1920’s buttons and beads, heart/star shaped semi-precious beads are also beautiful features of her collection, making it absolutely unique and desirable.

Being a trained jeweller, quality and craftsmanship to her are as important as good design. Every single piece is meticulously hand-crafted in her little workshop; keeping it from becoming a mass-produced object and highlighting the delicates and intimacy of each piece.

Having come a long way since her early days of toying with the dream of creating beautiful things, Miwako has turned her passion in to a career and continues to be excited by her creations, still involving herself 100% in the production of her jewellery.