Otto kunzli, gold makes blind

Maybe if the last two entries had seen this piece which was done in the 80’s, they might not have thought they where so original.

Otto Künzli is a Swiss-trained jeweller based in Munich. Through his work, he comments on cultural phenomena in a playful, ironic manner. His concepts are provocative and challenging; he is constantly questioning his motifs and motives in his making. Otto’s work is meticulously crafted, with studious attention to materials, and it is the intensity of this working process that provides each work with a powerful message.

ana thompson, black gold.

_Black Gold Collection_2010_

“Gold is the most exquisite of all things…
whoever possesses gold can acquire all that he
desires in this world. Truly, for gold he can
gain entrance for his soul into paradise”.
Columbus

This collection of jewellery evokes the prospect of precious crude treasures encapsulated, hidden, waiting to be discovered.
Each piece has emerged with uniqueness and character, having been transformed and turned into something completely unexpected.

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maria fernanda montiel + sofia prado + mariana armella, 'golfo collection'

 

designers' own words:
'golfo' (gulf) is a six piece collection of jewelry that speaks about the damage caused by the oil spill in the gulf of mexico on april 22. though it is believed that the issue has been stopped, there are consequences of this human mistake that will not be able to be solved. based on this arises the inspiration for this project, which intends to awake consciousness among people throughout the globe. information and small scale protesting can inspire a massive change in society. the pieces are made out of ceramic and pearl enameled in black,
representing the permanent spot on the ecosystem and its species. the idea was to create beautiful and clean shapes that can speak for themselves about the dead and damage caused by human's ambition and greed.

Metsa Design, Cement pearls

 

These cement earrings are modeled on classic pearl studs. Each concrete sphere is cast by hand and set onto a sterling silver post. With wear, the colour of the earrings will deepen as the concrete is exposed to the air and the oils from your skin.

Renard Grand Tourer

Fuckin sexy bike.

oof.

Ridden away from here

Kim Do-Yeon, We are living in America

For those heroes loyal to the American empire.

Designed by fabulous Korean designer Kim Do-Yeon, to display his angst towards the current situation with Korean/American relations such as; forced trade, forced army bases, and forced anti Japanese relations.

- We are living in America.
Brass, Sterling Silver, Gold plated, Fabric
Medals for people who are loyal to f**king AMERICAN EMPIRE.

http://mynameis502.com

Nicholas le Moigne: buy 1 get 1000 free

 

an affordable idea?
designer nicolas le moigne from switzerland came up with an idea for luxury items that refers to cheap selling tactics- buy 1, get 3 free - he created a couple of rings with diamonds that multiply or enlarge because of the small mirrors
used in the ring design.

Thieved shamelessly

Daisy Choi, jewellery

Recently seen at Origin a couple of days ago.

Click here for the booty

Philippe Starck, Why Design?

 

I know this has been here before, but I just found the full version, so I thought it might be worth a repost.

I have always loved Starck and this speech is fantastic.

Plus if you get the chance, look out for more TED speeches, they are generally great.

Kidnapped from here

Susana Blasco

 Susana Blasco Susana Blasco René Magritte “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” Dave Kinsley “not a gun”

 

This is a brand new set of colored squares with precious objects inside them by artist Susana Blasco. She’s made it a quest for herself to enlarge single moments of brilliance into squares of truth, if you will, by photographing (and sometimes manipulating) objects, putting them then onto a single color background – or putting them on a single color background and photographing them. Whichever comes first. This newest set goes by the name “Ceci n’est pas un hommage à Magritte,” which in English means, “This is not an homage to Magritte,” which is of course speaking about the famous artist René Magritte, who is of course famous for doing paintings of single subject matter such as a pipe.

Pocketed from here

Sweet Donation Bag – Blood Collection Bag by Jihye Lee

I really love this, although it kinda seems a bit like you could see the same packaging in a Waitrose wine section, or maybe the packaging for some overpriced Marks & Spencer's cheese crackers.

na means?

Scene of the theft.

Boom .. New logo

finally, new logo is finished.. firkin love it too.

hairy crisna.

Goran kling

http://www.gorankling.com/

Digby and Iona

http://www.digbyandiona.com/

valerie sloan

http://www.valeriesloan.com/

touch my bones

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http://svpow.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/diplodocus-torso-xs.jpg

Bit ‘o’ jewry

Haute Bijouterie

The 14 piece Hardy collection has been in development for two years, and draws upon the house's rich equestrian heritage. Hardy remarked that “Hermes is not a very precious universe,” adding that he “simply went back to its roots and to the horse’s hoof, taking the roughest, strongest, almost radical element, and giving it the most feminine, modern interpretation.”

Jonathan Saunders for ATELIER SWAROVSKI rings

The graphic nine-piece range combines architectural and industrial references in a palette of black, white, gold and soft aqua.

lara bohinc

skulls?