I.- Art Déco Originated in France, Art Déco was an eclectic style that emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization was transforming the western world, embracing traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. It flourished internationally in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s before its popularity waned after World War II. The first […]
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The influence of the Bauhaus art school in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis
The conceptualization and design of our Metropolis fine jewelry collection, that combines sterling silver, anodized titanium and gemstones, has required a significant research effort. Considering that we have a soft spot for the Bauhaus art school, we could not ignore its footprint in Fritz Lang’s cult movie Metropolis. I.- Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar, commonly […]
Chasing the dust – Bestiario de Aves by Juan Manuel Mollevi
Numen Rosat – Bestiario de Aves by Juan Manuel Mollevi
On 1st June we published a blog post dedicated to the Aurea Mediocritas series of Juan Manuel Molleví, an astonishing gallery of small invertebrates transformed into vulgar utensils with a baroque-Steampunk feeling. This blog post included a micro-interview with Juan Manuel, who mentioned a new project: Bestiario de Aves. – You have recently presented a […]
The Shikra Pendant by Decimononic: Making-of
We have previously spoken about the inspiration of our Shikra Pendant, but we have not shared with you its manufacturing process. Did you know that an apparently simple result like this requires some ‘geometrical magic’? The reason is that setting a watch movement like this one is not so easy as it could seem because […]