Jewelry Spotlight
Monies
The world’s most fascinating elements form the foundation of Monies’ visual language, such as diamond quartz, baroque pearl, raw tourmaline and fossilized ammonite. For over 50 years, the Monies family—beginning with Gerta and Nikolai and carried on by their son Karl—has honed this aesthetic shorthand. Their work is unmistakable. Each piece is organic, fierce and striking. By letting their materials take the lead, Monies’ jewelry harnesses the wild presence of the natural world.
Anaconda
For over thirty years, jeweler Monica Rossi, has been crafting Anaconda from her Milanese studio. Her process is spontaneous and unbridled, while remaining in harmony with an overarching story. A reverence for history and painstaking attention to detail is evident throughout her work.
Denise Betesh
From the bench of Santa Fe jeweler Denise Betesh comes brilliant diamonds and gemmy sapphires, all complemented by her matte 22K gold settings. In a return to Denise’s signature, several of these pieces feature granulation–an intensive hand-work process wherein tiny dots of pure gold are fused to add texture to the setting.
Pippa Small
Captured in minimal 18K bezels and strung on waxed golden cord, Pippa’s works skew bohemian and enchanted. Often, Pippa will add a small bell to her pendants–an element she picked up from her time travelling throughout Asia. While she roamed the region in search of ethically sourced stones and to learn more about traditional jewelry making, she was struck by the use of bells to set atmosphere and intention. As described by Pippa: “the gentle chime of bells is a sacred sound, evoking the processions of monks and nuns who carry small brass or temple bells.”
Greig Porter
In Greig Porter’s latest collection, discover a chroma of fine, colored diamonds. Though Greig excels in traditional diamond compositions, color best harnesses his creative spirit. These stones glimmer in the deep blues and browns of late summer. A natural fire dances within each, heightened by the complement of Greig’s signature 18K gold.
TAP by Todd Pownell
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Todd Pownell and Debra Rosen are renowned for their experimental, fashion-forward presentation of diamonds. From their bench at the TAP by Todd Pownell studio, we see a magnitude of compositions: spiky, reverse-set stones, undulating channel settings and hammered interlocking links among their favorite motifs… all of which achieve cohesion even in the most striking shapes.
Yasuko Azuma
Yasuko’s 18K gold is finished with her signature diamond dust texture, wherein she achieves a subtle glitter akin to crusted snow. Particularly in her rings, the dimensionality of a piece is held not only by its gemstone, but by its patina. This approach ensures the entirety of her careful design is sparkling and chromatic against the skin, no matter which way the central setting faces.
Margery Hirschey
Based in Boulder, CO, Margery’s natural artistry shines through subtle asymmetries–contrasting rounded and angled cuts, shifts in color and types of stones for an ultimately bohemian feel.
