It is recorded that Hannibal and Demostenes wore “poison rings” and that Cesare Borgia had a ring bearing lions claws that could inject poison during a handshake. Hopefully such rings are no longer put to that use.
“Inspired by this history, Wendy Brandes has designed a line of poison rings for GiGi Caron. The Juana […]
“Jewelry by Artists: The Daphne Farago Collection” features work by leading 20th-century American and European artists. The collection was donated by art collectors Daphne and Peter Farago in January 2006.
With more than 200 pieces, the exhibition showed material and sculptural forms of jewelry that were made in independent studios and date back to the […]
Continuing with the theme of earth based, natural jewelry,
as you browse the current fashion scene, you will find more and more animals represented in gold and gemstones, with many small designers creating one of a kind pieces due to the unique nature of the materials that they are using. Such as this delicate and subtle […]
More and more jewelry designers are developing lines that reflect their “back to earth” philosophies. Here we see the Ketoh bracelet in leather combined with turquoise and silver to make a very earthy themed piece of jewelry that will make an excellent accessory to wear with denim and other causal attire.
Be it casual jewelry or […]
Thermoplastic elastomer is not a very sexy material, at least it sounds rather industrial. Yet this delicate piece has been formed by using thermoplastic elastomer strung on a rubber cord. Never to be seen at Tiffany’s but such creations will likely be common for the duration of the current “green” fad where bright young designers […]
