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: The Latest Things for 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 gives us a round-up of some of the more recent imaginative ways designers are making rings.

First up is IndustRing, "a collection of rings inspired of an industrial production process" created "by cutting brass rectangular profiles in different angles and reconnecting the pieces in various ways." By Israel's Dana Bachar-Schneorson.

Ash wood bow rings by Iceland's Hring Eftir Hring.

Minimalist metal from Croatia's Mirta (Andrea Simic).

"Marrying the Ocean" by the UK's Sadie Chesterman-Bailey, who imagined jewels discovered in the ruins of the Titanic.

Finally, a geometric array from New York's Erica Cho.

Bonus

If you like a little color with your geometry, check out British jeweller Hattie Rickards, who uses gems and enamel to brighten her designs. Shown here is her "Octo" flip ring.

Even more jewelry:

• Limor Reiss (Australia) - geometric cutouts
• Fort Standard (New York) - rope & brass
• Pyür (France) - golden straws

 

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: 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.

Request a free Sheffield School catalog describing our distance education courses.

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Jewelry Inspiration: Felted Rings for Chilly Days

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 fashioned with felt and beadwork.

Woolly weather calls for woolly rings, like these sculptural felted Merino rings by Strong Felt (North Carolina's Lisa Klakulak).

Bonus

Here's some more felt from Japan's Eri Fukada, who also collaborates with Kana Umeda (mentioned earlier) under the brand Démaé Jewellery.

Even more jewelry:

• Zita Kälin (Switzerland) - felt accessories
• Clare Hillerby (UK) - vintage postcards
• Stephen Kraft (Tennessee) - metal & glass

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: Unusual Mounts

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 sculptural rings.

These rings are more than just a pretty face(t).

Look closely and you'll see it's what's inside that's most interesting. Forgoing conventional mounting, Germany's Mirjam Dreher drills the silver right into the stones.

 

Bonus

Italy's Ops! Objects also has somewhat unconventional gemstone rings. Their Ops!Forever (pictured) and Ops!Rock rings feature colorful polycarbonate bands and either a cz or Swarovski stone. 

Even more jewelry:

• Erstwhile Jewelry (New York) - antique engagement
• H+H (UK) - nail jewels
• Jenny Bird (Ontario) - gold tassels

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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