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A Nod to the Past
A Nod to the Past Adam Foster’s modern interpretation of an ancient myth By Irina Hawkins What’s old is new again, or at least that’s a philosophy Adam Foster of Adam Foster F…Read More -
Spiky Sophistication
Spiky Sophistication Finding inspiration with Marcia Budet By Irina Hawkins New York City-based Marcia Budet didn’t set out to be a jewelry designer. Although she grew up collecti…Read More -
Whom Do You Wear?
Whom Do You Wear? Barbara Heinrich ruminates on John Iversen’s aesthetic By Irina Hawkins Barbara Heinrich of Barbara Heinrich Studio in Pittsford, New York, discusses why she favors …Read More -
Redefining Balance
Redefining Balance Cynthia Eid deconstructs her playful Choices necklace By Irina Hawkins Novelist and playwright John Galsworthy said, “Life calls the tune, we dance.” Since we…Read More -
Here Comes the Sun
Here Comes the Sun Finding inspiration with Tomasz Donocik By Irina Hawkins Tomasz Donocik first read Frank Herbert’s Dune as a teenager. Recently he returned to it and felt compe…Read More -
The House that Class Built
The House that Class Built Finding inspiration with Petra Class By Irina Hawkins Petra Class says that she is a spontaneous designer, who approaches her craft in a playful manner, f…Read More -
Minimalist and Monumental
Minimalist and Monumental Michael David Sturlin discusses his Ring to Brighten a Rainy Day By Irina Hawkins Looking at the ring, one knows right away that the designer—Michael Dav…Read More -
Great Beginnings: Getting to Know Mark Schneider
Great Beginnings: Getting to Know Mark Schneider Getting to know Mark Schneider By Irina Hawkins How did you decide to enter the jewelry industry? My first choice of career was v…Read More -
Design Heroes with Mimi Favre
Design Heroes with Mimi Favre Mimi Favre discusses her favorite designers By Irina Hawkins Mimi Favre of Mimi Favre Studio in Philadelphia creates “attentively handcrafted contemp…Read More -
Design Heroes with Suzy Landa
Design Heroes with Suzy Landa Suzy Landa discusses Pat Flynn’s work By Irina Hawkins Suzy Landa (left), owner of Suzy Landa, is a Los-Angeles-bred designer who now handcrafts her …Read More -
Come into Bloom
Come into Bloom Chi Huynh discusses his Blossom Ring’s unique abilities By Irina Hawkins Chi Huynh of Galatea in San Dimas, California, is not interested in creating jewelry that …Read More -
An Antidote to Convention
An Antidote to Convention Andy Cooperman’s Poison Ring No. 2 By Irina Hawkins When Andy Cooperman of Seattle got a free snake rattle for buying cowboy boots back in 1991, he could…Read More -
Think Creative: Kent Raible
Think Creative: Kent Raible Kent Raible Golden Sphere Studios, Mossyrock, Washington Fan Ring Sometimes a designer doesn’t have to look much farther than his own work for inspi…Read More -
Think Creative: Martha Seely
Think Creative: Martha Seely Martha Seely Martha Seely Design, Concord, Massachusetts Nebula Open Spiral Pendant At first glance, Martha Seely’s pendant reminds you of a perche…Read More -
Think Creative: Todd Reed
Think Creative: Todd Reed Todd Reed Todd Reed, Boulder, Colorado Lariat As many a man before him, Todd Reed has often found inspiration in the sea for his work, including this la…Read More -
Think Creative: Jacob Albee
Think Creative: Jacob Albee Jacob Albee GoldsmithBurlington, Vermont Reull Vallis Necklace One of Jacob Albee’s beloved pastimes with his young children is looking at pictures…Read More -
Think Creative: Samantha Freeman
Think Creative: Samantha Freeman Samantha Freeman Samantha Freeman Design Studio, Philadelphia Anemone Pin One could argue that Samantha Freeman’s pin is an ode to nature…Read More -
Think Creative: Vicky Lew
Think Creative: Vicky Lew Vicky Lew Vicky Lew London, London Thalurania Colombica Brooch Although it’s often hard for designers to select a favorite among their pieces, Vicky L…Read More -
Think Creative: Amy Roper Lyons
Think Creative: Amy Roper Lyons Amy Roper Lyons Summit, New Jersey Opal Nebula Pin Amy Roper Lyons admits that she’s often influenced by the wonders of outer space. She says th…Read More -
The Sculptural Jewelry of Othmar Wicke
The Sculptural Jewelry of Othmar Wicke Seeing Is Believing: Case Study 1 By Shawna Kulpa The wonderful thing about working with 3-D CAD programs…is that formal restrictions don’t ex…Read More