Curate Design

Ana Piazza

Ring

Monday, 18 November 2024

Gabo

The Gabo ring was designed to encourage people to revisit the playful side of life which is usually lost when adulthood arrives. The designer was inspired by the memories of observing her son playing with his colorful magic cube. The user can play with the ring by rotating the two independent modules. By doing this, the gemstone color sets or the position of the modules can be matched or mismatched. Besides the playful aspect, the user has the choice of wearing a different ring everyday.

Yakobium S.r.o

Sandstone Fashion Accessory

Sunday, 17 November 2024

Bow Tie

Using their own process, the Yakobium designers were able to transform sandstone to this very unique accessory piece. The Yakobium Bow Tie is robust but lightweight and can easily be worn to any occasion. Shape, color, size as the rest of the item can be customized. The sandstone bow tie is complemented by handmade packaging.

Bettina Gomez-Latus

Pendant

Saturday, 16 November 2024

Pure Infinity

The pendant is made of 18K red gold and a topaz with 92.14 ct. The gemstone setting and the suspension are made of a single wire. It runs from narrow to wide in an infinite loop without touching at the crossing point. The mounting of the pendant is slanted, however this allows the jewel to hang straight on a chain without tilting back or forth.

Tippy Hung

Ring

Friday, 15 November 2024

Wishing Well

Upon visiting a rose garden in her dreams, Tippy came upon a wishing well surrounded by roses. There, she looked into the well and saw the reflection of the night stars, and made a wish. The night stars are represented by the diamonds, and the ruby symbolizes her deepest passion, dreams, and hopes that she made at the wishing well. This design features a custom rose cut, hexagon ruby claw set in 14K solid gold. Little leaves are carved to show the texture of natural leaves. The ring band supports the flat top, and curves inward slightly. Ring sizes have to be mathematically calculated.

HONG KONG OAPES

Jewelry Collection

Thursday, 14 November 2024

Hong Kong Skyline

Hong Kong Skyline Jewelry collection are using well-known international beautiful harbor view, the Hong Kong Victoria Harbor as the main theme. By using die cut method, to create Hong Kong’s own harbor silhouette. This collection using the traditional jewelry craftsmanship as a bridge to promote Hong Kong’s own culture and show the beautiful point of view to represent Hong Kong.

Mehdi Moazzen

Dual Purpose Ring

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Homa

Homa is designed to be a practical dual purpose artwork, changing from a ring to a necklace. It gives its user the option of choosing the function to stimulate the feeling of interaction amid the creator and the user. Since the inner ring is elastic, it can be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. A rail mechanism, based on train wheels, is devised to turn the ring to a necklace. Choosing a rail mechanism and making the movable part of ring are the creative parts of this design. A simple lock has been utilized beneath this piece; so it could be fixed after getting in the Ring mode.

Design interview of the day

Special Coverage

Monday, 11 November 2024

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