Category Archives: Material

Categories of jewelry depending on a material from which they are made.

Marina Aliverti Colucci and Mita Crosetti

Marina Aliverti Colucci, painter and fashion designer, and Mita Crosetti, journalist of art and custom, have teamed up 2 years ago to create a line of jewellery called MitaMarinaMilano. They concept this new line of geometric jewellery exquisite small sculptures in pink gold, silver, ebanon and palladium.

The idea for this collaboration came to these long standing friends, visiting galleries and art show, which led them to achieve a common desire: to wear jewellery with a strong artistic “content”, but still affordable, like small prêt-a-porter sculptures. Read More »

The Story of a Jeweler: Ana Ostrom

Growing up as a child of the world both genetically and geographically I find it hard to define exactly where my inspiration comes from, having a Spanish father and a Swedish mother and growing up first in New York, Key West and Stockholm as a child travelling has followed me through life in to adulthood with living in Bangkok, London and Ibiza I think my influences are deeply rooted in my love of meeting new people and understanding different cultures and that obviously includes admiring their art, buildings and music. It sounds like a cliche but it is the truth when I say I always knew I had to be something creative, first it was photography that developed in to film editing but It was just a matter of time until I found that working with metal fascinated me, it is a great feeling to realize an idea into something 3 dimensional and then see someone wearing it! It is only then the whole lovely process has landed and I feel ultimate satisfaction.

I feel very lucky because so far I am bursting with ideas and I have to stop myself to not jump on a new project before the last one is developed but at the moment I have two finished collections, my first one being “Urban Jungle” where the geometric shapes frames my love for leopard print and the contrasts between silver and soft fur. The second one is a more luxury line playing on the British Punk culture giving the stud elegance and the pearl new life. Fine draping gold chain, black pearls and punk studs stems from my love of the unexpected. Read More »

The Story of a Jeweler: Anna Nemesi

Anna Nemesi is a 25-year-old goldsmith/jewellery designer who lives in Budapest, Hungary. Her love for metals dates from early childhood when she spent hours in his goldsmith father’s workshop. Her family wanted her to choose another career for fear that she could not earn a living as an artist, but when she was not admitted to public university to learn psychology due to the very strict admission limits , she decided to try her hand at jewellery-making, completed two-year goldsmith training and two courses and set out to design and craft her own jewels.

She is in love with metal.She works mostly with silver, but has on occasion used gold, white gold, and stainless steel. All her pieces are hand-made. She designs and creates her own collections but also works on comission. Besides jewelry, she also likes to experiment, making various objects made of metal, such as wall-clocks, trophys, etc. Read More »

The Story of a Jeweler: Wang Jing

My name is Wang Jing. I am a designer from China. Last year I just finished my bachelor degree (Industrial Design) in Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China. Now I am working as a freelancer in Jingdezhen-A ceramic town in Jiangxi Province, China. The town has lots of resource and history of ceramic. Many artists, craftsman and foreigners reside there.

In my leisure time, I work as a translator or an assistant for foreign artists in Jingdezhen, to help them communicate with local Chinese craftsman, or with some technical problems from their art work. Read More »

The Story of a Jeweler: Birte Soellner

Birte Soellner is a goldsmith and jewelry designer based in Leipzig, Germany. Her collections are designed and handmade in her studio. She combines steel and leather to create contemporary and fashionable jewelry pieces. With that unusual material mix and the fresh design she captured the modern aesthetic of the last few years.

The necklaces play with flexibility, as a natural character of the material steel, and softness as the quality of leather. Each cuff is made of a single piece of steel sheet, rigorously folded and finally connected with a leather strap. Birte´s works are available in many different natural tones. Read More »

The Story of a Jeweler: Veronica from V Nunes

Veronica is a jewelry designer and goldsmith from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She graduated from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) with a degree in product design. After graduation, Veronica moved to New York City where she founded her own studio and new design company V Nunes.

Veronica draws inspiration from the natural environment, the diversity of architecture, people, objects and human made landscapes in the city. As a product designer, she is focused on designing attractive wearable objects that will enhance the human body form as well as will fit the body comfortably, ergonomically. Read More »

Typography Necklaces by Eulie Lee from Afloat Studios

Eulie Lee offers amazing necklaces inspired with computer theme. Master of Adobe applications will be pleasantly surprised when they see the familiar file formats. Users of Apple products not had gone unnoticed. The pendant is made of white oak and has a natural wood finish. The surface is grazed slightly to enhance the grain texture. Collection of necklaces continues to be updated with new items such as various animals, mood and words.

Eulie Lee has a remarkable portfolio in her Afloat Studios. Branding, illustration, packaging and much more creative works. Read More »

The Story of a Jeweler: Marissa Christian from Wink Jewellery

My name is Marissa Christian, and I’m the designer behind Wink Jewellery. I started Wink Jewellery in 2011 whilst on maternity leave with my daughter, Lucia. I’ve always been a creative person, and loved making jewellery, but working as a Chartered Accountant left me exhausted at the end of each day, so it wasn’t something I ever had the energy to pursue. Having a baby was life changing, to say the least. I saw my life in a whole new way – it was too short to waste doing a job that I wasn’t passionate about. I decided then that I wanted to own my own business, so I could do something I loved, while being able to stay home with my daughter.

My favourite materials are pearls – however I found that they are often seen as old fashioned and conservative by many younger people. I experimented by combining pearls with a wide range of materials to make exciting and modern pieces that would appeal to a younger age group. Read More »

Light and Beauty Jewelry from Luz collection by Neha

Neha is a Mexican jewelry brand that was born in 2007. Each of their pieces is hand crafted in sterling silver and designed by Marian Ayub and Kathia García. Since the beggining their pieces got the attention of fashion magazines such as Vogue, Harper´s Bazaar, Elle, InStyle, Marie Claire, to name a few.

Neha´s Luz collection is inspired by Plato’s cave allegory. It represents the beauty of what the prisoners were able to see once they turn their heads. Light and beauty. The designers chose silver, Swarovski crystals and pearls, to represent this collection. Read More »

The Story of a Jeweler from Vancouver: Jewelled Peach Designs

I am a self-taught jewellery designer and I design and create all of my jewellery in my studio in Vancouver, Canada. I love using sterling silver, gemstones, fresh water pearls, crystals and wood to create simple, delicate earrings and necklaces.

The mountains, the ocean and the forests that surround Vancouver influence my designs. These landscapes are always changing and evolving and they give me fresh ideas as each new season begins and ends. I am also often inspired by the gemstones themselves and how natural light shows off their inner glow or special glimmer. Read More »