YONAGUNI MONUMENT

YONAGUNI RING – 与那国島海底地形リング

We designed YONAGUNI RING for our exhibition Islands in Bloom, part of Melbourne Design Week 2025.

This piece draws inspiration from the so called Yonaguni Monument. Called “Japan’s Atlantis,” the Yonaguni Monument is a massive underwater formation off Okinawa that has sparked debate since its 1986 discovery, with theories ranging from natural geology to the remains of a lost civilization.

Researcher Masaaki Kimura believes it may be a 10,000-year-old human-made site linked to the mythical continent of Mu, citing the monument’s sharp angles, step-like terraces, and possible carvings. While many academics dismiss this as speculation, the true origin of the Yonaguni Monument remains unsolved.

Rising like a sunken terrace from the seabed, these angular, stepped structures have sparked decades of debate: are they the result of natural tectonic forces, or evidence of an ancient, lost civilization?

The YONAGUNI RING translates that enigma into a hand-carved design — geometric yet organic, textured yet balanced. Its strong, architectural silhouette evokes masculine energy, shaped by time and water. Each facet recalls a surface altered by erosion, a monument left to the sea.

Hand-finished in sterling silver.
Made in Melbourne.

Designed by Chris Bril for Corky Saint Clair. Hand made in Melbourne.