Working in the jewelry industry is a blessing and a curse. We fall in love with at least one piece of each order that crosses the threshold of our door at Art+Soul. Miss Debbie Klein, the owner and director of Art+Soul, always does an incredible job of sorting through the thousands of booths at Couture, a huge jewelry show in Vegas every July. She never fails to come back with a select few lines that we pick up for the holiday season. They always compliment our current inventory, but fill the small voids we have in certain areas. This year was no exception!
After waiting for over a month on a package that was stuck in customs at JFK from Carolina Bucci, an Italian designer, we finally received the first of our exciting new lines. We all loved the images we had seen of Carolina's 18kt handwoven chain and silk bracelets, but it was nothing compared to the love we felt when we actually got to put one on our own wrists. Carolina's grandfather was a well known jewelry who started his company back in 1885, so it is certainly in her blood. She worked at his company until she moved to New York to study jewelry design at age 18. On the side, she started making her woven gold chain and silk bracelets in 2002, which were quickly picked up by several big name stores such as Harrods. Now the bracelets are seen on celebrity wrists and we can understand why everyone fell in love with them. The bracelets are easy to wear, awesome to layer, and have a timelessness yet understated element to them. Debbie was so generous and gave us all at Art+Soul our own Carolina Bucci bracelet, mine is the style pictured above, but with lilac silk and a butterfly to signify freedom. I love it! I wear mine every day and I have to say it has gotten more attention than most of my other fine jewelry. The multi strand cuff pictured below is the real show stopper! I am absolutely in love with our new line!
Yesterday, we got another international shipment of new jewelry. This package came from Shaun Leane, a London based jewelry designer who is probably best known for doing all the jewelry for designer Alexander McQueen. His looks are an incredible mixture of edgy and classic and we can't get enough of his work. One of his signature pieces are his resin Horn bangles that come in a variety of colors and can be worn alone or layered up to make a statement. His earrings are also incredible, so sleek and yet so wild (literally, since they are all fashioned after a cat claw!). I have to say I normally tend to lean more towards timeless in my personal jewelry taste, but his work has the perfect balance of eye-catching designs and elegance. Check out the images below, but beware, because you may just find yourself adding a few of his pieces to your own wish list!
We have gotten so much new work in the last month from our jewelry designers, but here is a taste of all of the new beauties that I have fallen in love with...that is until we get our next shipment delivered to the gallery!
Designers bring out their newest and best work to Couture each year and they definitely came to the table with a full deck of cards this year. Hope you enjoyed seeing what I have been obsessing over recently! Jewelry is where my passion lies, no doubt about it! Love it!
Cheers!
xX Laura Christine
