WIREFRAME

Delicate, spindly jewellery is an important theme at the moment. Fine details and shapes highly contrast with all the chunky massive jewellery also an important trend.


These pieces all feature simplicity and reduction as a key design theme.


This is a bracelet by Goncalo Campos, it is made up of varying sizes of triangles, looking like a wireframe structure. Very architectural. I particularly like the matt black finish which reminds me of raw materials used in building and metal work.


These earrings look as though there is something missing, but simply consists of what most people would regard as just the fixings with the embellishment missing. They are called 'ear wires' and were found on etsy by the seller 'philagree'. I love that it is about what is not there rather than what is there.

BARBIE DECONSTRUCTION

Margeaux Lange, the New York born jewellery designer has done these wicked pieces made from the highly iconic barbie. The elements are abstracted and take on a completely different vibe from their original elements.


The pieces are nostalgic and surreal at the same time.


Both a bit creepy and fun, the details like the rings on these hands jump out and when i look at them i see detail i never really noticed before.


Just like eating meat, I love how Lange has used up all the elements of the Barbie in the different jewellery pieces, making full use of the entire Barbie corpse!


The fantastical pieces when re-contexturalised become barely recognisable as their original parts but form new shapes and pieces inspired by current fashion trends for example, this tribal necklace above made out of Barbie's left and right arms.


And quite literally ear-rings...


Its not the first time i have come across jewellery made from elements of dolls, but definitely one of the nicest executions i have seen... pardon the pun.

LONDON FASHION WEEK

What a nice use for Barbie! they are like little sacrificed totem heads hanging off a giant shoulder pad. I love it!



Brilliant! Long live DIY jewellery...