Karola Torkos: Fools Gold Confetti Jewelry

Royal College of Art grad and now designer based in London, Karola Torkos creates playful and imaginative jewelry that is quite the contrast to her East German upbringing. Her pieces engage the design process in its entirety by allowing wearers to interact with them; changing up the compositions (Karola makes a variety of styles) forms a more personal relationship with the jewelry. Way more than …

The Blackwell Collection

$6,700 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $6,700 Jill Platner’s Blackwell Collection Designing and creating her own jewelry since graduating from Parsons in 1992, all of Jill Platner’s jewelery is made in her studio in New York City and is strung on the durable tenara thread that resists UV rays and salt water. CH is a longtime fan. Available from Jill Platner for $6,700. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Jill …

The Objects Show

Just in time for the holiday season,R 20th Century Gallery in lower Manhattan has launched their first show geared toward small-scale objects. Perhaps realizing that these tough financial times make the gifting of rare vintage furniture less likely, R will be offering a wide array of objects and accessories for an equally wide variety of pocket books. Prices range anywhere from $15 to $10,000 and …