Industrial products that incorporate modern design have no flavor or smell. Selected and stamped by a manufacturing process and refined to eliminate unnecessary elements, they epitomize a pure, universal orientation that is only partly hidden. The jewelry designed by Masako Ban incorporates many common elements with industrial products. Circular and square forms gracefully and simply adorn, nothing less. The combining or lining up of these basic shapes show a truly fresh look. The regularity of the rows are rhythmical and despite their to-a T inorganic symmetry, there is a certain vivaciousness. It seems that the feeling sensed when wearing jewelry is expressed in code form. Before entering the world of jewelry, Ban worked in the graphic design sector. The graphical and fun style she developed from that time is very evident in her current work. However, to fully realize three-dimensional expression, inspirations at a two-dimentional level are not sufficient. What makes Ban's work so captivating is her own deep interest in her raw materials. Using a technician to neatly link the material and desired image, she is raising the accuracy of her work "sensors seeking like minded people." (from catalogue of the exhibition, text by Yoko Imai at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)