Contemporary
Back on the block: JAR topaz earrings
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!One of the JAR jewels made famous at the 2006 sale of Ellen Barkin’s jewelry is up for grabs again – four years later and in the same showroom, Christie’s announced yesterday. Those who didn’t make the winning bid... »
JAR: designer jewelry as calling card
Jewelry designed by JAR is so rare and coveted, women who own it wear it like a calling card. A piece by JAR is more than a beautiful, expensive jewel. It's evidence that you've made it. You have the inside track. »
Buying pearls with design in mind
Good news: there has never been a better time to get creative with pearls. A few tips for what to look for and how to get the must luscious pearls for your money. »
Jacob Albee: meteoric jewels
Jacob Albee makes meteorite look like precious metal from outer space - which, if you ask him, is exactly what it is. »
Sex and the City: the jewelry
As Sex and the City fans eagerly await the release of movie 2, a look back on that cocktail ring Samantha bid on in movie 1 - and the real auction and ring that inspired it. »
Joanna Gollberg: tools rule
For Joanna Gollberg, tools are the root of all invention, from rattle rings to moss-covered bracelets and brooches that sprout gemstone buds. »
Carolyn Tyler: reinventing a life in Bali
When Carolyn Tyler left a fast-track advertising career and glamorous life in Santa Barbara to reinvent herself as a jewelry designer in Bali, she found her true home - in more ways than one. »
Stephen Webster interview: jewelry for artists and rockers
British designer Stephen Webster talks about the art jewelers who influenced him - from Lalique and Bovin to the mavericks of the sixties. »
Bonnie Blandford: Japanese-inspired
There’s a Japanese feel to Bonnie Blandford’s designs, with their gentle curves and bamboo-leaf patterns. The Chopstick earrings she often wears were textured by rolling 22kt gold with rice paper then marked by hand.”I’m a Swedish girl so I’m not quite sure where the Asian thing is coming from,” she says. Blandford created her signature... »
Cornelia Goldsmith: nature with a twist
Much of Cornelia Goldsmith’s inspiration comes from nature – butterflies, trees and sea horses with a surrealistic twist. Branches sprout from a three-dimensional heart, cleaved down the middle and bleeding granulation. “I like the idea of having two layers in one design, nature combined with other realities—my own fantasies,” she says. “A lot of times,... »