B&L BEAD - Key Persons
Yumi was born in Tokyo, Japan. Yumi recognized her artistic talent very early on and was enamored by semi-precious stones during her years at the university. She was attracted to the variety of their color and aptness to the seasons. In 2003 she started up B&L at Tokyo, Japan to design and produce costume jewelry. Since then, she has been managing jewelry design and production and also lecturing at various jewelry design lessons and workshops. The continuing success of her creations is a testament to her talent and panache for perfection. Yumi has been offering workshops at its Santa Clara atelier since 2006. Yumi continues to work on designing and producing the costume jewelry brand Beauty&Liberty which was started on 2004.