Wendy Mink: briolette Jewelry

Wendy Mink is a designer based in
NYC, where she has her own shop.
My favorites are the turquoise drops.

COLLABORATION: Margaret's ring

Meet Margaret.
Shes Beautiful, Fiesty, Fabulous, and she has found herself a Man!



Margaret and I spent months deliberating on what would be the perfect ring for her, and the structure changed many times.  When the design was finally ironed out, it was to be a wide graphic band with flowers and vines sliced out, accented by gypsy set diamonds. Margaret's inspiration was a camilla cut out band from Chanel, but we improved it.  Making a ring like this is difficult, and we had to send off to our friends in Utah to custom form a special mold  with all the correct cut aways. The pattern we agreed on mimics flowers and vines, but their forms register a bit like little clouds. the design is entirely random, and every which way the ring rotates creates a different scene.

In the end, the ring was completed not 24 hours before Margaret got hitched! 

When they arrived for the reception, It was in a beautiful ballooned tut-tut! So pretty!
It was such an honour to be part of this event.
Yay! i love love, dont you?
-B
ring photos: Ann-Katrin
text/iphone pix: Bernadette

A GIFT FROM MOUNT VESUVIUS: CAMEOS FROM TORRE DEL GRECO

Our newest arrivals are antique cameos from Torre Del Greco, Italy, which is the last cameo carving academy located on the foot of the mount Vesuvius.

These seashell and lava carved goddesses inject little Italian glamour and are the definition of classic.

The school buys their seashells from the sailors who gather them on Mediterranean seashores and beaches. Supremely detailed cameos may take weeks for a master carver to complete.

Above:Victorian shell cameo with elaborate hairstyle

Below:Lava carved cameo of the goddess Venus

New Arrival: Polli Jewelry from Australia

Polli Jewelry is an Australian line that is constructed by laser in stainless steel.  The bulk of a work in these pieces is not in their construction but rather in their unique designs, which are extremely fine in detail for the simple format they use.  The designs below are inspired by the Chinese art of intricate paper cutting, in which all details in the scene are created in simple negative/positive space. 

New Arrival: Pools of Light by Cassis Jewelry

This is a line of jewelry that draws inspiration from black and white silent film.

The whole collection is composed in black, white, and shades of gray.
although the pearls, Chandelier-cut fine Quartz, sterling and Pyrite vary greatly in form, the pallet remains restrained.



Above: Actor Louise Brooks
Jewelry still life and photo: Ann-Katrin Gunilla

Inspiration: display your home collection!

Just some ideas of how to display your beautiful jewels at home on your tabletops.  This way they are always on hand, and picking your accessories is always a snap.  One of the best things about semiprecious baubles is that they needn't always be under lock and key, they should be enjoyed like a still life until they get another chance to be worn.

above images: Domino Magazine

 Bangles and graphic pieces are particularly successful when grouped.

 Brooches can be pinned to a hat or blazer.

Trays make chaos seem controlled.

extra credit:
Organizing by type or color,
mix height, use objects, boxes and trays to corral items and hang earrings,
and always hang delicate chains so they don't tangle together!