May we see with new eyes, each old thing, each known thing.
The Memory in Sets
October 9, 2019
Jade and Pearl, energy and languor, the ‘formula’ for old Chinese ‘jewels’ Mixing yellow and white golds is very potent, when the jade is a deeper green Hand cut ‘rose cut’ diamonds make the daintiest Chinese jewelry, do you know? What we mean by ‘Lo Fi’ jewelry, is really that Noir, cinematic style, defined by jewels with a somewhat icy demeanour The older pieces of Chinese jewelry have a white gold high in palladium, so when stacked with yellow gold, the high contrast is striking. Sometimes, just a higher karat gold is enough to achieve this ephemeral look. Mixing stones. That’s why antique pieces are soulful. They work however you …
Gossamer Beauty, White Gold, Jade & Diamonds
June 27, 2019
Faint colors in white gold make mesmerising jewellery.
The Noir in Lo-Fi
January 22, 2019
I always wonder why no one has defined jewellery by music.
Lo-fi jewellery is what it is, jewels that shine not from glitter but from the notes in your heart.
CCO, or Chinese Ceramics Ornament
December 24, 2018
The reality is we have come to love ceramic ornaments around the same time we started selling and making jewelry.
It is possibly we love the ceramics first, for photo interest and always as a component of our thinking lives.
Antique Hand Cut, Rose Cut Diamond Jewellery
November 17, 2018
Antique rose cut diamonds, specifically the Straits Chinese Asian hand cut diamonds, are not for everyone.
Their primitive cuts are quite identical to Georgian rose cut diamonds, but not similar to Victorian diamonds.