12.8.11

So cool

If Danielle Nicole Hills offers to uncork a bottle of red, make sure you know what you're in for. Shown above are the New York metalsmith's "Medical Sample" (with stage blood) and "Predator" rings from her collection, Gilding Primal Instinct. I get the feeling this is one person who embraces, rather than fears, Friday the 13th!

Bonus link: if you do have a case of friggatriskaidekaphobia, perhaps this totem shield ring from Fortune Favors the Brave(Shannon Davenport and Julia Wilson) will help you feel somewhat protected.

Even more jewellery:

Martha Mitchell Design (UK) - bottles & snacks
Talisman Unlimited (California) - hammered gold
Dina Hald (Norway) - pictorial enamel

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Scratch what I said yesterday. If anything reminds me of Cracker Jack, it's these treat-filled rings in crocheted vinyl from Missouri'so*LiveLand (Olive Kraus).

Bonus link:
Want more vinyl? How 'bout a vinyl record? When the Music's Over is a UK shop selling rings and cuffs made from recycled vintage records. Buy one and they'll send you a design picked at random.

Even more jewellery:

Vinyl Cuts (Australia) - vinyl cutouts
Kirsten Sonne (Denmark) - recycled toys
Jensen-Conroy (New York) - modern knits

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Oop !!! my eye

It's the stuff of Pan's Labyrinthian nightmares... and I mean that in the best way possible. The unisex "Precious Creatures" collection by London's Zoë Catherine Kendall is a menagerie of fine silver critters with coloured glass eyeballs. If you don't like being watched, her "Rough Cut" series has similar rings with raw cut stones instead of eyes.

Bonus link: for more eyeballs, see Rome's Delfina Delettrez (a member of the Fendi family). Though she doesn't name Guillermo del Toro as an influence, shedoes name Tim Burton.

Even more jewellery:

Mark Rooker (Harrisonburg, VA) - sculptural sci-fi
Jewelry 10 (Locust Valley, NY) - crazy animals
SA'D (Spain) - enamel & gold
Kiki Brodmerkel (Germany) - sleek contemporary
Kumiko Kihara (UK) - textured silver

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5.8.11

Heart Break, Not What You Think – Ceramic Necklaces

Heart Break, Not What You Think – Ceramic Necklaces by StudioKahn

Ever since childhood we are taught that breaking is bad. Playing with the ball next to a vase – a bad idea. Jumping from the 4th step of a staircase – another bad idea. Then you grow up, and find out that your heart can be broken too, but no Super Glue or casts strong enough to fix it.And now, grown up and knowing a few things about broken vases and hearts, you know it’s a fragile world and that people who break things intentionally are either really – but really – angry, or they’re part of the My Greek Wedding cast. But be honest – how many times have you felt like breaking something? Just taking whatever is in front of you and just throwing it on the floor? Just break loose, break free, give yourself a break…

Studio Kahn Fragile Magnet Necklace - Heart

Well, Israeli designers couple Mey and Boaz Kahn of StudioKahn think that breaking is a good thing. They want you to break their items – in fact, you can use their items only by breaking them. Their Fragile series features home and personal accessories, made of ceramics, which become functional only when snapped.

Their beautiful Fragile Salt and Pepper Shaker has been featured in leading international design competitions and magazines (including winning the Dining in 2015 Designboom’s International Design competition), celebrating the couple’s original and fresh approach to design. It sure spices things up when you hold the shaker in your hand and thinking of breaking it into halves. Would it work? Am I going to ruin it? Am I really supposed to break it? But once you do, the feeling is actually liberating. We’re serious.

Studio Kahn Fragile Sale and Pepper Shaker

The new StudioKahn items in our I Design collection are necklaces which are based on the same concept of deconstruct-create: The Fragile Necklace and the Fragile Magnet necklaces. Only when breaking and snapping them, they become the unique necklaces they are.

The ceramic Fragile Necklace comes in one piece, with the text “Snap before Use” printed on it, in English or Hebrew. Only after snapping the links, one by one, the necklace becomes flexible and ready to wear.

The Fragile Heart Magnet necklace gives a broken heart a whole new meaning. It looks like a small box of wings at first, but when snapping it in the middle, the two halves are connected again with a magnet scalp, becoming a heart pendant. If only fixing broken hearts in real life was so simple.

Studio Kahn Fragile Magnet Heart Shaped Necklace

When you first see the Fragile Spheres Magnet necklace it looks like a small atom shapes sculpture, delicate and smooth. Here again you face the “should I break it?” question, but when you do, you can pull out the hidden chain, and turn into a wearable piece of jewelry.

Studio Kahn Fragile Magnet Necklace - Spheres

Watch the making of the Fragile Salt & Pepper Shaker and the Fragile Necklace:

Studio Khan - Making of the Fragile products

Thank you http://blog.idesigndistribution.com/2011/04/27/heart-break-not-what-you-think-ceramic-necklaces-by-studio-kahn/

Yay for Vionnet

We know Vionnet clothing for its impeccable drape and perfectly

haphazard use of detail, and now you're about to find out more about its accessories,

I didn't even know the brand had an accessories line until last week, when super-stylin' Susan, invited me and Mizz Shopaholic Michelle to a Vionnet event at Joyce Boutique.

While munching on mini meringue tarts and steak-and-camembert open-face finger sandwiches, we chatted with Joyce PR queen and Ning,

who had the most awesome hollow square cuff from Vionnet.

A week later, I was so excited to get a matching crescent-shaped version as a

gift from her. Thanks, Ning! I couldn't resist giving it a mini photo shoot...

Later on, I realized that Vionnet has a whole host of amazing accessories --
chunky but refined, and sculpturally, geometrically so
well thought out and proportioned.
Here's to hoping this little bit of genius continues...

Shop Joyce's relatively new e-boutique here,
although the selection of brands thus far is pretty limited for now,
and check out Vionnet in stores.

SHARK-INSPIRED FASHION

We scoured the Internet to put together this stylish selection of sharky statement pieces you will always love. Enjoy!

Shark Tooth Ring from Max And Chloe > Shark Suit from minimarket > Sally The Shark ring from Noir Jewelry

Shark Jaws Charm Necklace from Evelyn Mae Creations > Shark Tooth Wrap Around Bracelet from Charlie and Marcelle

Woman’s Shark Paratrooper Top Secret Project T Shirt from Last Earth > Shark-print merino wool scarf fromVirginia Johnson > Bowtie for Little Boys Blue Sharks from Me&Matilda > Baby Shark Teeth Oval Hoops byMixology NYC