LEGOmania

I am going to Legoland in Windsor this weekend with my beautiful nephew who is a Lego lover. While I was browsing online to buy the tickets, I came across to this rather funky jewellery inspired by LEGO and designed by Lisa Taylor. The LEGO ‘charms’ are interchangeable making it fun to customize. This is a typical example of someone who wants to have fun with jewellery. Might be a bit of a cliché to wear it to go Legoland though…

Beyond traditional jewellery: The Goldsmiths’ Fair 2011

The Goldsmiths’ Fair 2011 starts on Monday, 26.09.11 at the Goldsmiths’ Hall. For the next 2 weeks, about 160 talented independent UK’s designer-makers will be showcasing their work in what is considered to be one of the biggest jewellery show of its kind in Europe. This is where creativity goes beyond the traditional jewellery, pushing the boundaries of pioneering techniques. I came across to two pieces in particular one by Tom Rucker and Jo Hayes-Ward which I thought are too beautiful not to be shared with you: 

Dangling earrings, laserwelded in platinum & diamonds by Tom Rucker

White gold ring made of hexagonal block by Jo Hayes-Ward

Sardinian traditional jewellery

Why not starting my first blog talking about the traditional Sardinian costume and the beautiful jewellery that women used to wear as part of such outfit? I think this will help understand why I grew up with such a passion for jewellery (at the expense of my hubby’s joy!).  As words cannot describe an image or an object, I thought to share with you some pictures that I found on the web. These are most likely pictures taken at one of the many ‘sfilate’, sumptuous parade of traditional Sardinian costumes - brightly colored clothing with many ornaments such as rings, earrings, brooches, necklaces. Enjoy it!

Sterling silver filigree brooch with red glass paste stone in the middle

"Sa buttonera' 

Sterling silver filigree pendant

Combination of different pieces all in gold.