Back in December I partnered with a jewelry design student from the Fashion Institute of Technology to create a bangle together out of palladium. Here's the post in case you don't remember. Well, to be honest, since she was the talented aspiring designer she did all of the work and used my inspiration.
After five months of meetings and hard work I received my bangle and feel it captures everything we spoke about. Since one of the key inspirations to my style is New York City and everything it has to offer – the different cultures, architecture and energy to name a few – I chose Washington Square Park as my key sole of inspiration for the piece. I love how it’s one place that captures it all.
My jewelry boxes and dishes that sit displayed on my bookshelf are full of pieces, but only a select few have meaning, which I believe are the best ones.
On Tuesday I met with a jewelry design student from FIT for a very special project. We're collaborating to make a piece of jewelry together! Between my thoughts and inspiration and her creativity and skills we're designing a cuff.
Normally, she designs with wax or metals like brass, copper and silver, but this project is different. She'll be using palladium – the same precious metal used by Tiffany's and Marc Jacobs in their designs. To get started, she asked me about my style and wanted me to pick a key inspiration for the piece. Since my style is influenced mostly by the different cultures of NYC I chose Washington Square Park as my inspiration.
