I’ve loved watching Kate Miss’s jewelry evolve from friendship bracelet inspired necklaces to wildly popular brass drops to her first seasonal collection that was just released. Kate Miss Jewelry and the updated shop just opened for business today, in fact! Peruse the designs that range through beaded clay, cast bronze, and clay amulets. Then place an order and get a free mix CD tossed into your shipment! Gotta love that Kate.
Any chance you remember the HP/Project Runway Challenge I was a part of last summer? I hope so, because this year’s HP Designer Matchup Challenge is going to blow it out of the water. Why? (I’m glad you asked.) Because not only do I get to partner with one of my very favorite jewelry designers – Sarah Fox of Cursive Design – but I also get to involve YOU. That’s right, Sarah and I will be involving you in decisions from the direction of the jewelry piece she’ll be creating to reveal at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) right down to its name. Fun, right?
So, have you met Sarah? She began Cursive Design back in 2007 in her Chicago studio. All of her pieces are inspired by color, juxtaposition of materials, and moments found in nature. (Her North Dakota upbringing has a bit to do with that last part, I’d be willing to venture.) Sarah’s work is always unpredictable and balanced, and always growing by leaps and bounds. Earlier in the year Cursive even had a line at Anthropologie, each piece of which was made by hand just like everything Cursive sells. Quality is obviously key. Secret Bonus: It’s always been one of Sarah’s dreams to have her work at Fashion Week.
Over the next few weeks the two of us will be collaborating on the creation of a necklace that will be revealed during NYFW in September! We’ll be using the latest HP Touchsmart PC and Adobe Photoshop CS6 to sketch our options and move through the process, and of course you’ll get peeks here and there of where we’re at in the mix of things. The end result will be a necklace that Sarah creates from the drawings, and which will *hopefully* be available to you for purchase sometime in the near future.
Your involvement starts right here, right now. Sarah and I have compiled a list of adjectives as a jumping off point for our necklace-creating adventure, we just need some help narrowing it down. What sort of piece do you want it to be? Edgy, patterned, monochromatic? It’s all up to you! The survey will close Friday, August 17, 2012 at midnight CST.
Disclaimer: HP provided me with a TouchSmart PC and Adobe provided Photoshop CS6 for use. All content and opinions are mine.
Though fragile in appearance, Air Tattoos are just the opposite. Made from a thin waterproof, tear-proof material, each of the four designs were created from hand drawn shapes. The idea being that you can now wear a drawing as a piece of jewelry. You can support Air Tattoos by donating to their in-exchange Kickstarter campaign. (via Dezeen)
There was a time, not so many years ago, where the thought of wearing clogs made me visibly shudder. And then I became increasingly interested in fashion design and found Swedish Hasbeens (they also have bags and belts). And so the crush began. Their dreamy Spring/Summer inspiration photos have only served to make things worse, I’m completely inconsolable. And obviously need a pair of clogs.
Be still my geometric-loving heart! Lithuanian husband and wife duo Inga and Arvydas screenprint the most awesome pieces for their shop, CORIUMI. Choose from envelope clutches, zipper pouches, and iPad sleeves emblazoned with their designs.
Don’t even get me started on that logo, but the 2012 London Olympics kick off Friday and I couldn’t be more excited – I’m such a nerd. I guess it all started back in the Barcelona Games in 1992, when Kim Zmeskal and Shannon Miller (who I later took a college anthropology course with, FYI) faced off in gymnastics. I recorded it on VHS and rewatched the all-around competition over and over again. Like I didn’t know the end result. There’s just something so captivating about people who work so hard and are so incredibly driven towards something that gets me in the gut. Which is why I’ll be absolutely glued to the television for the next two weeks and go into a mild depression after the Closing Ceremony. Wait, is 32 too late to pick up a sport?
Each and every time Cursive Design reveals their new collection, I know before I even look that I’m going to love it. And of course the latest is no exception. Sarah has such a great way of creating modern pieces that go with every outfit. I know because I own no fewer than five of them and get insane amounts of compliments every single time I put one on and head out the door. This time it’s the Harvest Moon that’s really got my heart pounding.
