I love these concrete rings by Studio 22. Having a background in architecture makes me fond of building materials in general, especially when used for non-architectural purposes. Studio 22′s concrete rings were sold as part of designboom’s mart during Tokyo Designer’s Week this year. They will soon be sold online exclusively at designboom’s shop.

I can’t mention concrete jewelry without talking about Konzuk – check out their gorgeous work, too!

Via We Made This.

Yesterday was a crazy day (thus the lack of posts), but I did make it to the Artful Home preview show at the Puck building (love that place!). The evening provided a great opportunity to meet artisans and to see new work in the glassware, ceramics, jewelry and textiles fields. Some of the highlights:

The glassware tended to be colorful – lots of bright pastels (is that an oxymoron?). The Spike Bowls by Hudson Beach Glass and Nicholas Kekic’s collection of vases were gorgeous, and I loved their forms.

Ananda Khalsa had some jewelry in the show, and it is truly more beautiful in person than it is in photographs. Everything is so delicate and intricate. The Stacking Bowls are by Kaete Brittin Shaw.

I had the pleasure of meeting Laura Goldstein of Grotta & Co, who make very cool silk screened throw pillows. The designs tend to incorporate personal elements, such as handwritten letters from her grandma and old musical scores.

The Artful Home show is open to the public starting today through Sunday at the Puck building in Manhattan. There is unfortunately a cover charge – tickets are $12 in advance and $20 at the door (steep, in my opinion!). Check it out if you are in the area. Have a good weekend, all!

People! I had the hardest time picking pieces from Pomellato’s collection to highlight. They have so many great pieces – I love the over sized stones and the unusual cuts. Their work tends towards two directions – ornate and simple. I much prefer the simpler pieces. A friend of mine has one of the Nudo rings (bottom right) and I have been obsessed with it for years. I haven’t been into the new york city store yet and there aren’t prices on the website, so the jewelry could be scarily expensive (my bet), but it sure is pretty to look at! My birthday is coming up so maybe Sean and I will have to wander into the store to check things out…

We are very excited to be a part of Poppytalk Handmade this month (we are selling the christmas cards for the Shama Foundation there, as well as some of my jewelry). I was browsing through the jewelry section this morning and really love the acrylic pieces above by Paraphernalia. My other favorite is Nina Dinoff (shown below). Check out Poppytalk Handmade for lots of other holiday goodies!

This isn’t typically my style (I like smaller pendants), but there is something very appealing about these necklaces by Patrice Lehocky. Each is made from recycled goods. The necklace on the left is made from a reclaimed piece of green, textured glass, and the necklace on the right is made from dish shards. Beautiful work!

I came across Lisa Levine on the Shiny Squirrel (congrats to Jessica, by the way, for the launch of the Shiny Squirrel boutique. We have some work in the shop that I will post shortly, once we have some good product shots.). Using signature feathers and long flowing chain, Lisa’s collections are beautiful!

Irina Blok sent me an email about her super cute jewelry line, I Love Blocks. Irina is originally a graphic designer, and it shows in her work – very clean, clever images. My favorite is the cat and mouse bracelet (who is chasing who?). Irina uses Shrinky Dinks sealed with acrylic paint to create each piece.

You’ve probably seen Reddish make the rounds on the blogging circuit over the past few weeks, but their work is really great so I wanted to highlight some of my favorites here. I love this blurb from their website: Reddish “spends most of the time helping objects feel better about themselves”.

Above: the X-Table and Grenadine. The jewelry from the Grenadine line are cast from pieces of polystyrene. Each piece is unique.

Jewelry designer Kate Wood dropped us a line about her company Glint Jewellery. I love her clustered pieces – they are so organic and delicate.

I love Heather Guidero’s Lunar line of jewelry. I am curious as to what stone or metal treatment she’s done to the ring on the left – it looks so cool!