I have posted about my love of Elva Fields jewelry in the past, but since she is having a huge sale right now, I felt it warranted a second mention. Visit Elva Fields on facebook or twitter for a 30% discount code. Man I love that black and yellow one.
How rad are these necklaces from Elva Fields? I love so many of them. Unfortunately since they are all one of a kind, almost all of them have been bought by other lucky fashionistas. To make them even more awesome, a portion of each online purchase is donated to charity.
We've just wrapped up our last holiday sale of the year, whew! It was the RISD Alumni sale, which has somewhat of a different crowd (and vendors) than our usual craft fair. A snippet of dialogue overheard in the morning: "What's RISD?" / "It's the Rhode Island School of Design, the best art school in the country" / "Oh… Like, the street!" Non-SF readers please note that Rhode Island is a street in the Potrero Hill neighborhood. SF readers, please note that it also is a state. Oh and that's where the best art school in the country is, y'all.
Here's some of our fellow alumni who were there with stellar work.
I got Sam one of her scarves a few years back: for every one of her items purchased she donates a polarfleece blanket to the homeless, which is a fantastically inspiring programs. Also, the felted wool scarves/blankets etc are superb and beautiful.
We're not in the habit of talking up other cardmakers but Hannah's cards are really pretty special. You may have seen her work at Paper Source, on etsy (where you didn't believe it could really be letterpress) or in magazines. Most letterpress work shies away from this sort of ink coverage, but she has giant swaths of bold color down.
While we're on other cardmakers… we're proud to welcome Ms. Bird, whose indie-quirky sensibilities and hybrid of analog and digital techniques makes charmingly cute cards and prints.
Sarah's had a ton of really beautiful jewelry, but her pod series in sterling silver is gorgeous (look for Sam to be sportin' one soon), and she was super friendly with advice for us on making a living from our art.
His lasercut PopMats are so elegant and clever it's hard to imagine throwing the fête that would be their match; this year there were votive holders as well that fold into a really interesting shape.
Sarah makes screenprinted glass jewelry, dishes and coasters under the name Mediums to Masses. But she's definitely a consummate artist: not content to just have a successful product line, she's produced a lot of thoughtful installation and gallery pieces too.
We saw Eieio papers first like 8 years ago at Flax. They are some of the most elegant modern giftwraps (and endpapers) around, and the original design from way back then remains fresh and charming.
I think the photo-guided laser-cut ornaments and votive holders he was selling (and selling out of) at the show were slightly different than these, which he designed for Roost, but no less beautiful. Poking around his website for images of them, I found a range of remarkable work that I would love to see (and own); a fantastically talented industrial designer with elegant lines and a special attunement to nature's forms.
Oliblock: Like Lego Technics met Frank Gehry, magnetic and interlocking and awesome.
If you've been keeping up with our blog, you've probably come to know that I love when design and science collide. One medium that lends itself naturally to that marriage is jewelry. Be they realistic or abstract representations, chemical or biological, natural or laboratorical (!), all of these lovely pieces were inspired by the shapes and forms found in science. The next time you need a geeky—yet fetching—gift (for anyone, including yourself), perhaps consider a purchase in the name of science. It's for the greater good.
Row 2: seapod, emily e.p.s.