More Gas for the Fringe and drippy chain trend

I often look to the art world for inspiration -and have been yelled at by many a gallery guard for snapping the odd photograph to remember a piece by.  These of course make me think of the fringe trend that you see all over the place right now.  I've posted two of my many favorites below- It's hard to call this a "trend" as it never seems to go away.  I've been doing drippy chain earrings for clients as long as I've been designing jewelry, but you always have to find a new way to do it and I like the combination of color- thread and tacking to stations.  Makes me think of the thread paintings of the 70's as well.

Terminal @ at SFO via Bloompy's Photostream on Flickr

70's string art inspiring current day furniture from Patricia Urquiola- Image from the Bonluxat webstite

70's String art--this picture leaves me feeling compelled to stick my head in the center and strut around like Cher.

Anne Demeulemeester fringe necklace

Laura Lombardi necklace

Via Design Sponge and The Blogs of Bloompy, Beautiful Habitat, Kuo Design

Shaky diamonds anyone? More Gebrueder-Schaffrath

Not sure how I feel about this one- it's a cool concept for certain

Check out the site to see it in motion.

http://www.gebrueder-schaffrath.de/en/collection/liberte/

If I ever needed a new engagement ring

I have a lovely tension set engagement ring by the late Stephen Kretchmer and I love it dearly-

that said-if I was ever going to get another diamond- I think I'd be looking up this lovely designer.

http://www.gebrueder-schaffrath.de/en/collection/unity/

It brings me back to my RISD roots- very minimal- inventive settings

all around amazing craftsmanship.

Thank you Arman for making pearls cool

SIMPLY PUT--STUNNING.

Couture Design Awards in Vegas

I can't believe this was the second runner up.  Arman Sarkisyan is my hero.  His work is always amazing --dark and magical--exquisitely crafted with a level of creativity that can only be called extreme.