01: Fried Rice
Fried rice is a dish made from what remains.
Fried rice exists in countless forms across Asia. While ingredients and techniques vary from place to place, each version begins with a similar gesture: transforming what remains into something new.
The Fried Rice collection draws from five fried rice traditions—Sinangag, Yangzhou, Kimchi, Phad Kao, and Nasi Goreng—and reinterprets them as contemporary objects.
Each necklace is hand-knotted from rice pearls, silk thread, and semi-precious stones. Together, the works trace how recipes travel, adapt, and endure. They reflect the ways culture is carried through everyday practices: cooked in kitchens, shared at tables, and passed between generations.
The collection approaches fried rice not only as a dish, but as a record of movement, resourcefulness, and belonging.
Presented as contemporary objects and future heirlooms.
A. Sinangag
Inspired by the Filipino fried rice traditionally prepared from leftover rice and garlic.
In our house in the Philippines we always fry ours with red onion.
Rice Pearls
white → rice
yellow → garlic
purple → red onion
Clear Quartz → cooking oil
B. Yangzhou
Rice Pearls
white → rice
yellow → garlic
purple → red onion
Clear Quartz → cooking oil
Citrine → Egg
Taiwanese Jade → Peas
Pink Opal → Ham
C. Nasi Goreng
Rice Pearls
white → rice
yellow → garlic
purple → red onion
brown → soy sauce
Clear Quartz → cooking oil
D. Khao Pad
Rice Pearls
white → rice
yellow → garlic
purple → red onion
brown → soy sauce
Clear Quartz → cooking oil
E. Kimchi Fried Rice
Rice Pearls
white → rice
yellow → garlic
purple → red onion
brown → soy sauce
Clear Quartz → cooking oil
