In the rarefied world of high jewelry collectors and academics, Kazumi Arikawa is well known for amassing a collection of about 500 historic jewels over a period of more than 30 years
Wearing a dark suit and tie, Kazumi Arikawa, formally greets guests as they enter Nobu Fifty Seven in New York with a handshake and a bow. It’s not until everyone arrives that he joins the group at a large table on the mezzanine, sitting in the middle of about a dozen people.Arikawa was in the city during a cold November afternoon for the opening of the jewelry exhibition, “The Body Transformed,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which ended its run in February.
When Arikawa returned to Tokyo, he told his sister of what he saw and how his view of jewelry had changed. She recommended he visit two antique jewelry stores in Tokyo.“I visited one and realized how jewelry has such great life, such sophisticated beauty. I remember marveling at the finesse of Edwardian jewelry,” he said. “I was so inspired.
I had direction. And it came from the light, brilliance and infinite depth – the shining – of gems and jewels."This determination and passion is evident at the lunch event as he speaks. Collecting jewelry is not only his life’s work but in his own way he believes he is making the world a better place.
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