Yesterday we had a very interesting conversation regarding craftworks, jewelry and luxury. As you already know, Decimononic focuses its activity on fine jewelry at present, but… what’s fine jewelry? I.- Fine Jewelry Let me clarify that fine jewelry covers a vast range of jewels. This concept traditionally refers to jewelry that is made with precious metals […]
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Steampunk jewelry tonigh with… Hilde Heyvaert
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, […]
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 […]