Moko Sellars

Kicky bone china diamond rings handmade in East London

Just a few miles from where Thomas Frye first developed the composition for bone china in 1748, a modern tribute to the porcelain material is on view at Hackney’s Wilton Way Cafe. The East London coffee shop and community gallery is currently showing a collection of bone china “diamond” rings, each handcrafted by local designer Moko Sellars. Interested in making “precious things out of simple …

Ace Hotel + Crescent Down Works

Two brands from the Pacific Northwest team up to produce a weather-ready down jacket

Having recently been reminded of the harsh, persistent weather in the Pacific Northwest over the holidays it makes perfect sense to see the latest collaboration from Seattle-based outerwear brand Crescent Down Works and Portland’s Ace Hotel. The quilted down jacket is entirely manufactured in Seattle and topped with 700-fill local goose down. The outer is made of time-honored 60/40 nylon, a naturally water repellent material …

Emedemarta

Geometric pendants subject to the elements by a Barcelona-based designer

by Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi The ethereal yet down-to-earth ethos behind Emedemarta—Dreamt. Made. Loved—guides Barcelona-based designer Marta Marginet in creating her enchanting line of hand-carved jewelry. Her simple aesthetic has garnered somewhat of a cult following for its combination of a delicately feminine sensibility with the angular feel of the geometric pendants. From brass rectangle charms that form a natural patina over time to sanded oak, triangle …