Hello Kitty, Dumplings, Sanrio stationery, tall buildings covered in flashing signs and more recently tea.  You remember how in the film An Education Jenny desperately wanted to go to Paris? Well, much as I like a good Pain au Chocolat, since childhood I’ve desperately wanted to visit Japan. I mean, heck even their pens are cool. And it seems it isn’t only me, Claire and Arnaud of Origami Jewellery are two French designers who founded a jewellery line based on the Japanese art of paper folding.

Their menagerie of sterling silver and gold plate animals sit on long chains creating pretty awesome pendants we reckon. Here’s some love for them by the awesome Michi Girl.

All necklaces are £95.00 in gold and silver, but for the parrots at £115.00