alex & chloe / bauhaus rings

Although I’m not drawn to diamonds within a solely classic ring design, I do love when classicism mingles with obscure design elements.

These Bauhaus rings from the ‘Black Diamonds’ Collection by Alex & Chloe, rebel against the standard rock by striking a sombre and yet stunning chord.

The sterling silver is oxidized by hand, producing each piece distinct from the one before it, and revealing a reflection of the incomparable individual and the relationship that it is made to represent.

dirty librarian chains

Librarians everywhere rejoice for reason to riot against the stale stereotype of your supposed dry intellect, & elect to exhibit evidence of your sly, scholastic sexiness.

Dirty Librarian Chains. Vintage, awry & all a little different, these designs were made by Susan Domelsmith, who knotted, draped, clustered & classically created her pieces after claiming defeat in a crusade to find jewelry of similar iconoclastic style. All Domelsmith’s work is appropriately directed towards the bibliophile beauty by boasting such names as Poetry, Archive, Critique, Publication & Renewal.

As a writer & lover of books myself, I personally adore these erratically charming webs of chain. Come hither towards the full collection here.

Courtesy of Kaboodle.

Courtesy of Real Simple.

pyrrha design

Being as that the only alluring aspect of attraction that I hold with diamonds is in the mining, I much prefer raw jewelry, such as those never touched by a machine; preferably made of metal, copper, silver, stones & crystals.

Recently I discovered something of my liking, from Vancouver-based Pyrrha Design. Pyrrha designs jewelry from wax seals & permeates an unrefined cast into creations that are achieved by preserving the flaws in the waxes. This makes for pieces that break far away from mass-produced mainstream jewelry that is often times left for dead anyway. 

Every design has a symbolic meaning taken from family heraldry. A little “Braveheart” & a whole lotta beautiful.