Milik Jewellery

Where hands translate matter into wearable story tale.

Milik is an artist of stories—told not in words, but through wearable fragments of memory and imagination.

Her creations are delicate yet bold, intricate yet honest—jewellery as a quiet language, where material, culture, and emotion meet. 

Each piece is a canvas where she paints her soul, shaped by a journey across continents and identities—Peruvian warmth, Japanese refinement, and a European spirit of discovery.

Graduated at Royal College of Art in London and trained in Japanese craft design at Nagoya University of Art, Milik sees material not only for what it is, but for what it can become. A discarded thread, an antique kimono, a strand of bamboo or silver—reborn through her hands into something intimate and alive. She works without machines, guided only by her tools, intuition, and touch. Her process is slow, meditative, and mindful—an ode to imperfection and presence. Each piece is handcrafted by her alone, shaped in silence, with a devotion to sustainability and circular beauty. 

Milik’s jewellery is for those who seek not trends but truth, not repetition but resonance. Her works are companions—quiet symbols for those who listen to the stories that materials whisper.

Milik draws on the rich textures of her life and travels across Japan, Australia, and France. She works with diverse sustainable materials including bamboo, recycled silver and gold, antique kimono fabrics, Peruvian textiles, glass, and more.

A key innovation at Milik is the development of a biomaterial transformed kitchen waste, crafted from scratch. This material challenges conventional jewellery norms and opens up new possibilities for wearability, awareness, and material innovation.

Guided by biocentrism, anthropology, ethnography, and circular design principles, Milik explores how jewellery can tell stories of transformation and responsibility.Now based in Italy, and wandering through Europe in search of lines, textures, and new truths, she continues to explore what future jewellery might be: not just something worn, but something felt, remembered, and cherished.

Thank you for your kind support.

Milagros Kuga
Founder & CEO, Milik
Multidisciplinary Jewellery Artist and researcher.