- Art Dico - A collection of illustrations from French dictionaries at the University Pierre-Mendès-France in Grenoble
- Mike's Electric Stuff - Including a very good collection of old and unusual vacuum tubes, from mercury rectifiers to little WWII acorn tubes. Nicer presentation, but less material than the Virtual Valve Museum
- Biblical Criticism Online - An online and easy-to-use breakdown of the sources of the Old Testament narratives.
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And one more from the same collection, less obviously "Turkish" than the rest, but I quite like the use of brown diamonds as color. The setting of cut stones upside-down is reminiscent of Renaissance diamond rings.
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I was prepared to be angry that the Kimberly Process isn't doing it's job of weeding out conflict diamonds with the decision not to suspend Zimbabwe, despite clear violations. Then I happened upon a trailer for Ultimate Muscle Roller Legend, and all that was forgotten for the 1:49 of, to quote a great newsman of our day, the craziest f@#$%ing thing I've ever seen.
(perhaps not quite safe for work, there are jock-straps)
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(perhaps not quite safe for work, there are jock-straps)
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A follow-up to a previous bit, here are some more designs seen in Solange Azagury-Partridge's NYC boutique. From her "Random" collection comes the Heart of Gold duo.
This is the Bleeding Heart, in enameled 18kt gold. She makes it in plain 18kt as well, sold as the Golden Heart.
The boutique is interesting inside, but quite dark, and so I have no photographs from within. They were, however, written up in the New York Times' fashion blog, Moment, including a photo of the inside illuminated. Sadly there's no picture of the decorative element par excellence, the solid-silver disco ball! It is in the same basic pattern as the Lone Star starball, but 18" in diameter.
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This is the Bleeding Heart, in enameled 18kt gold. She makes it in plain 18kt as well, sold as the Golden Heart.
The boutique is interesting inside, but quite dark, and so I have no photographs from within. They were, however, written up in the New York Times' fashion blog, Moment, including a photo of the inside illuminated. Sadly there's no picture of the decorative element par excellence, the solid-silver disco ball! It is in the same basic pattern as the Lone Star starball, but 18" in diameter.
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While walking up Madison Ave, we chanced upon the Solange Azagury-Partridge boutique at 68th street. She's a British jewelery designer who recently opened this boutique, her first in the US. In the window were some examples of the "Platonic" line of mathematically inspired pieces, including the "Lonestar" earrings in one and two ball models.
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That same set of wireframe solids appears, augmented with other shapes and a smaller star-ball, in more earrings, a overwrought necklace and a fantastic bracelet.
(Picture from her website)
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Source images are From Old Books' scans of Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples by Frank Chouteau Brown
In the continuing series of orphaned letters A. This from Hans Holbein's A Dance of Death, 1523. Image from From Old Books
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More on the theme of animals in jewelry, this time from Dior Joallerie.
Idylle a Valparaíso bracelet.
Idylle Dans la Baie d'Along bracelet.
Idylle aux Fidji bracelet.
All designed by Victoire de Castellane
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I would never be so foolish as to claim that watch companies have a monopoly on arrogance, but I'd like to point out these three quotes. All are from winners of the 2009 Couture Design awards that I have discussed before (Sevan Biçakçi, and Couture Design Awards), 2 in various Jewelry categories and one for watchmaking.
Jewelry: Pearls
I can't think of many examples of a award winner receiving their award with the phrase "It is appropriate for ...[us] to have been selected"
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Jewelry: Pearls
We won! Peter Schmid accepted the 2009 Couture Design Award for Best Pearl Jewelry in Las Vegas, United States on May 31, 2009. The Couture Design Awards, the signature event of the Couture Show, exists to recognize the world's most visionary designers, uncover new and emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of jewelry and timepiece design worldwide. Over 200 elite jewelers competed in this international competition, and Atelier Zobel is honored to have been selected for this prestigious award among so many talented artists and designers.Jewelry: Haute Couture
Thank you to all those who voted on-line as well as those who attended the Couture Show in Las Vegas this year and voted in person. We are truly grateful for your support. We look forward to seeing you next year, June 2nd to 7th, 2010.
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"I was so excited to win the Haute Couture award at this year's show. I have been a part of Couture for many years and receiving this prestigious award for the second time will inspire me to keep designing pieces that reflect the haute couture tradition. Winning this year was even more special because my dear friend Rachel Zoe presented the award to me! I look forward to many more years as a competitor in this category."Timepiece
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"It is appropriate for the Brand [Milus] to have been selected at this moment as we feel that all the key ingredients are in place increasing the aesthetic value. Even the economic situation has presented opportunities to improve our positioning within the pure Swiss universe. This was a very fortuitous moment and a great honor to win Best in Timepiece we thank Couture and our colleagues for their support."
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I can't think of many examples of a award winner receiving their award with the phrase "It is appropriate for ...[us] to have been selected"
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Sevan Biçakçi is a jeweler out of istanbul who creates pieces, primarily rings, with a distinctive Turkish flair. He won a 2009 Couture Design Award for his cufflinks in gold and silver with miniature paintings showing two views of Istanbul. He was profiled in Fashion Trend Setter in 2007 after he won a few awards. In the current collection are various rings utilizing gems with faceted outsides and a small form, perhaps a building cut internally. The most obvious of these designs is his "Hagia Sophia" ring, with the Roman church cut into the inside of a citrine. The citrine is then set in gold, pave set with brown and white diamonds which form an inscription in old Turkish (translation unknown). A second piece of a similar genre has a portrait of Mehmet the Conqueror in gold on the side of the shank and a small building of some sort cut into the white topaz of the main stone.
And one more from the same collection, less obviously "Turkish" than the rest, but I quite like the use of brown diamonds as color. The setting of cut stones upside-down is reminiscent of Renaissance diamond rings.
For his newest collection, Ida, Sevan has drawn from earlier periods of Turkish history with pieces drawing from the Greek era of Asia Minor. Mt. Ida is in the vicinity of ancient Troy, near the ancient city of Ephesus, cultic sanctuary of Artemis.
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Couture Design Awards - An set of awards given out annually for excellence in jewelry design.
- Stephen Webster's Jules Verne necklace, previously referenced, won for Diamonds
- Atelier Zobel won for a Conch pearl ring, a rarely seen gem (right)
- Yossi Harari won in haute couture for some unusual work with a polished, but not cut, fire opal (bottom)
- Elena Votsi won the best new designer with a standing spiral worked in 18k gold. (left)
[ All pictured from Couture 2009 Winners]
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