Fashion Jewelry: Catwalk and Couture

A new book takes a detailed look at the twenty-first century's most cutting-edge jewelry design

An in-depth exploration of jewelry design, “Fashion Jewelry: Catwalk and Couture” focuses on the designers and their working methods for creating distinct accessories for fashion shows and personal collections alike. Author Maia Adams—a contributing writer for publications such as Vogue, Elle and Wallpaper—highlights 33 designers in all. Each gets their own chapter packed with an informative biography, insightful quotes, and a photo spread of their …

Laura Lobdell Jewelry

A silver-cast hospital bracelet, bitten candy heart and cigarette butt for an unsentimental Valentine's Day

For Valentine’s Day jewelery designer Laura Lobdell, known for casting found objects like champagne corks and matchsticks in silver, created four new pieces, which each come accompanied by hand-painted cards. A more gritty version of Margiela’s hospital bracelet, the Four Letter Love Cuff says “I found you and you have made a big impression on me!” An immortalized cigarette butt reads “You are the one, …

Fourteen Heart-Shaped Design Gifts for Valentine’s Day

A collection of cleverly-designed heart-shaped presents for your valentine

The classic symbol of Valentine’s spirit, heart-shapes don’t just inspire cutesy objects but also dynamically influence form, color and meaning with their anatomically-derived contours. To help with what is a challenging holiday for many, below we picked our favorite heart designs that redefine the typically corny celebration of love. For even more options, check out the Cool Hunting gift guide. Verner Panton’s 1959 Heart-Shaped Cone …