Jewelry Inspiration: Here's Looking at You, Kid

The Carrotbox is a site dedicated to all those wonderful rings made of glass, lucite, resin, plastic, jade, wood, bakelite, metal, and even stone. Alice Matsumoto from Vancouver, BC, Canada has a ring shop and has kindly given us permission to inspire our jewelry lovers at Sheffield with her discoveries. In this post, Alice focuses on some eerie rings that watch you.

There's something vaguely, disconcertingly alien—sentient, even—about these "hose rings" from Germany's Höllwerk (Astrid Zipp & Christine Maxand). It's like they're looking at me! I, for one, welcome our new ring-shaped overlords.

Bonus

Here's a ring that''s definitely looking at you. Glass and silver ring by Mexico's RXVrings (Ruben Viramontes), who makes lots of eye and skull jewellery.

Even more jewelry:

• Fisheye Jewelry (California) - dyed eyeballs
• Pernille Schou-Elsass (Denmark) - simple circles
• Anna Von Bergmann (Germany) - cabs & cords

Are you interested in taking a great jewelry design course and learning more about how to make your own jewelry or get started professionally in this creative field? Sheffield School began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

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5 Inspiring Jewelry Pieces from This Year's Winter Antiques Show

Cartier Carved Bead Brooch, 1940, from A La Vieille Russie

I've noticed how jewelry has successfully invaded the world of interior design, and I say that in a good way. Interior design is at the nexus of fashion, and jewelry appeals to the design savvy as an extension of where we live and how we decorate. Go to any interiors show, and you'll find jewelry to be a big part of the exhibition space. "Handmade" is one of the hot buzz words in design, and jewelry has always been about hand crafting beautiful wearable art objects. Here are some of my favorites from January's Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory in NYC. In this best-dealers-only curated show, I found some of the world's finest jewelry on display. Click on each photo for more information.

Antique gold bangle snake bracelet, 1880, from Kentshire

Gold pendant necklace, 1969, by Lucio del Pezzo from Didier Ltd.

Double ball beaded earrings in lavender and tanzanite by Axel Russmeyer from Kentshire
Gold necklace, 1969, by Arnaldo Pomodoro from Didier Ltd.

If you're interested in learning more about wedding planning and decor, we encourage you to explore the Sheffield School, New York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

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Jewelry Inspiration: Rings with a Twist (or Two)

The Carrotbox is a site dedicated to all those wonderful rings made of glass, lucite, resin, plastic, jade, wood, bakelite, metal, and even stone. Alice Matsumoto from Vancouver, BC, Canada has a ring shop and has kindly given us permission to inspire our jewelry lovers at Sheffield with her discoveries. In this post, Alice focuses on rings with twists.

I bet M. Night Shyamalan would love these. Rings, with a twist or two, from Poland's Fruit Bijoux.

Bonus

Brooklyn's In God We Trust (Shana Tabor) has lots of nice, simple pieces, like this "Twisty" ring available in three shades of gold.

Even more jewelry:

• Snake Twist (Seattle) - flexible necklaces
• Sarah Kathleen Warner (New York) - silver bones
• Merilyn Bailey (Australia) - metal & plique-à-jour

 

Sheffield School began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

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Jewelry Inspiration: Chicago Designer Loves Massive Scale Necklaces

Klimt02 is a website that provides an international forum for contemporary jewelry in a creative space that offers knowledge, information, debates, and exchanges - all within the artistic realm of jewelry. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Kilmt02 inspires everyone interested in the selection, quality, art, technology, and creation of art jewelry. Sheffield School has kindly been given permission to share works of global designers here on our website. Today's post focuses on a jewelry designer from Chicago, IL, Heejin Hwang, who crafts very large-scale necklaces that will surprise, intrigue, and inspire you. So often, we stick with the scale of most jewelry pieces - but why? Why not shift into a larger scale?

Heejin Hwang

Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Connection 2010
Steel, enamel, ground rock
93 x 45 x 10 cm

Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Connection 2010
Steel, enamel, ground rock
93 x 45 x 10 cm
Photograph: Jim Escalante

Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Connection 2010
Steel, enamel, ground rock
18 x 18 x 4 cm
Photograph: Jim Escalante

Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Sensation 2012
Steel wire
30 x 120 x 30 cm

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Jewelry Inspiration: Ruffled Rings

The Carrotbox is a site dedicated to all those wonderful rings made of glass, lucite, resin, plastic, jade, wood, bakelite, metal, and even stone. Alice Matsumoto from Vancouver, BC, Canada has a ring shop and has kindly given us permission to inspire our jewelry lovers at Sheffield with her discoveries. In this post, Alice focuses on ballet-inspired rings. (We think they're tutu much!)

Tout tutu today! Your fingers can point — and now, they can be en pointe with this "Ballet" collection from England's Carine Chang.

Bonus

For more ruffles, check out Russia's Sasha Chi, who serves up ruffled plastic combined with pearls and beads.

Even more jewelry:

• Ghost Dancer (California) - native beading
• Vionnet (France) - gold & pearls
• Roger Rimel (Missouri) - weathered two-tone

Sheffield School began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

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