1.- The interviewee As we said in the presentation post of this brief interviews series, Hilde Heyvaert is our first interviewee. She is a Belgian fashion & costume designer and editor with a college education and training in Graphic Design. House of Secrets Incorporated is her independant designer identity and, now that her old column, […]
Archives for January 2012
Decimononic presents: ‘Steampunk jewelry tonight with…’
1.- The challenge Have you ever wondered what is steampunk jewelry? Does every jewelry piece hide a story? Is it fashion, is it art, or maybe both? Which trends are arising? We have asked these and many more questions to ourselves and, even though we have already come to some conclusions, we would like to […]
Repurposing of old watch parts by 1880 – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
We have ben told recently that using watch parts to make jewelry is nothing original. Obviously we are aware of that, but our use of watch parts has nothing to do with ‘Etsy fashion’. Didn’t you know that victorians themselves did this? As a proof of our previous research: The urge to cut-up and repurpose […]
Dr. Fantastique’s new Kickstarter campaign
It is true that Decimononic members praise the value of the individual. However, this does not mean that we do not believe in the power of communities. In fact, human beings are gregarious animals that can only survive within a group and we are convinced that little by little a small community will gradually take […]
Victorian ‘secondary jewelry’ – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
Did you know that jewelers across England and Europe produced a kind of ‘secondary jewelry’ in order to satisfy the overwhelming demand for inexpensive adornment that arose during Queen Victoria reign (1837-1901)? And did you know that this trend was mainly inspired by the queen’s own liking for jewelry? This secondary jewelry included all types […]