Andea Janosik’s bio reads like a world tour. Born in Slovakia…early years in Zambia…teenage years in Germany…degree from Parsons, NYC…studio in Brooklyn, NY. Tour her site for jewelry constructed with a non-traditional material…leather. And, of course, Google Images for more…and more…and
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Unique Perspective
Posted in art, bracelet, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged andrea janosik, art, Bangle, bracelet, color, contemporary, cuff, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Multi-Cultural Background
Posted in art, bracelet, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, bracelet, color, contemporary, cuff, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, zia couture on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Zia Couture is a wholesale jewelry designer with a background that sounds like a meeting of the United Nations. ”The multi-cultural influence of this chic collection comes from Zia himself, who split his childhood between Kenya and the US while being raised by a Japanese-American mother and an East Indian father. Zia has traveled extensively [...]
Decorate & Charm
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, rena luxx on April 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Since 2000 Rena Luxx has focused on decorating and charming the lives of women and men with her jewelry. Included in that philosophy are concerns about the environment and sustainability. “The design house is well aware of the responsibility of its designs towards the society, the environment and the earth and uses only raw materials which can be [...]
Uptown Resin
Posted in art, bracelet, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged andrew hamilton crawford, Bangle, bracelet, color, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Andrew Hamilton Crawford site is short on information but contains a WOW moment on the Featured Item Page. Several facts I gleaned during my search… Designing duo of Andrew Tessier & Chad Crawford Originally from the south Now living and designing in New York City Started working in gold, vermiel Recently added silver and [...]
Fusion of Old & New
Posted in art, color, Design, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, color, contemporary, Design, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, rosselini, swarovski on April 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Rosselini line of jewelry by Carola Hiersemann-Eckrodt is a fusion of old world craftsmanship, clean designs, and cutting edge materials. Navigating the website is a little cumbersome but worth the effort. “Consultant for Swarovski®, for which she regularly contributes as a free-lance designer, Carola uses Swarovski® crystals exclusively for her own collections. It is not [...]
A Riot of Color
Posted in color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, color, contemporary, Design, elle schroeder, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Elle Schroeder is not afraid of color. Scroll through any of her collections to see bold contrasting colors and in Ancient Splendor, the addition of equally strong metal focal elements. “While I describe my one-of-a-kind & limited edition designs as the light-hearted result of happy energy, superb gems and spectacular color combinations, I don’t work just to [...]
More is More…
Posted in art, bracelet, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged assad mounser, color, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on April 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Assad Mounser is a wonderful example of the MORE is MORE trend in fashion. While researching her designs I discovered a fabulous blog dedicated to jewelry and fashion icons…Eclectic Jewelry and Fashion. HAVE FUN…but set the timer…it is an addictive site.
Reclaimed Vintage
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, bracelet, color, contemporary, cuff, Design, earrings, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, pyper hugos, recycle, repurpose, reuse, you got mojo on March 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »
You are going to love this site….Pyper Hugos’, You Got Mojo, features jewelry ”made using reclaimed metals. Much of what I use is salvaged from old cars but I also like to incorporate the use of old signs, licenses plates, steel drums, and even metal from an old airplane! When out in the junk yard collecting metal [...]
Three-Dimensional Snapshots
Posted in color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, color, contemporary, Design, earrings, fashion, hannibal missouri, inspiration, janice ho, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on March 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Four years ago Janice Ho migrated from Philadelphia, PA to Hannibal, MO to join a group of artists interested into renovating and restoring run-down homes into studios and living spaces. “I make miniature worlds, three-dimensional snapshots of natural elements, and portraits of plants and their littlest parts in silver, gold, and enamel on copper. Many [...]
Don’t Worry…It’s Friday!!!
Posted in art, color, Design, inspiration, tagged color, contemporary, Design, fabric, furniture, inspiration, interior design, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, sicis on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fridays are always a good day for whimsy…we have survived the week and it is time to kick back and relax. The featured sofa from Sicis is the perfect item to bring a smile to your face. Sicis was featured in a post last year…‘Not Your Everyday Gecko’ and is world renown for beautiful mosaics and an [...]
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