Published at: 02:12 pm - Friday December 18 2009
We just got back from Chiang Mai, Thailand. Besides the cool mountain air, delicious food, and sparkling temples, one of the highlights of our trip was a visit to NOVA – a contemporary jewelry art studio. They combine clean and modern designs with a beautiful selection of stones for jewelry that is simple and stunning. [...]
Published at: 07:10 pm - Thursday October 15 2009
Thailand Jewelry – Nature Art Gallery
www.thailand-jewelry.com
Micha Trav and his partner Shai Shalom Nissim, at Nature Art Gallery want to share their love of stones with you. Through nearly twenty years of combined travel and experience living in the Orient, Micha and Shai developed a deep appreciation and knowledge of the world of crystals.
As a team, [...]
Published at: 04:10 pm - Saturday October 10 2009
Natalie Dissel Jewerly – www.nataliedissel.com
From Natalie’s website: “Natalie’s philosophy is simple – travel and absorb. This translates into a range of work drawn from a growing source of inspiration and experience. Pieced together from original sources, her collection is cleverly fused to highlight the natural qualities of the materials with complimentary and wearable designs.
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Published at: 06:09 pm - Friday September 04 2009
Jewelry art is when we bring jewelry design and creation into the same category as ‘art’
Jewelry art is art that you wear. Sculptures, carving, metalwork, interesting materials – all the same components of “art” – utilized to create pieces of art that you wear
Jewelry art is unique, individual, one-of-a-kind jewelry, made by a jewelry artist
Why [...]
Published at: 07:08 pm - Sunday August 30 2009
Some learnings from today’s lecture at the Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC): The Development of Jewelry and Jewelry Education in Europe: Past, Present, Future
It is only when a jewelry designer actually makes jewelry that boundaries are broken and real innovation happens because they can truly understand the materials that they are designing with. [...]