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 […]
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New video: ‘Decimononic Metalsmithing’
We will never get tired of repeating that our aim is to create handmade fine jewelry pieces inspired by retrofuturisms, biomechanics, art-nouveau, ancient civilizations, XIX Century, industrial culture and steampunk, among others. Obviously one of the best possibilities to achieve this objective is showing you how we work, so we have decided to share with […]
Decimononic: Steampunk jewelry with Art Nouveau flavour
As you know, after Romanticism a Realist political and aesthetical ideology prevailed, receiving different names all over the world (Victorian era in Great Britain). From the 1870’s onward, the ideas that history and civilization were inherently progressive and that progress was always good came under increasing attack, questioning of the axioms of the previous age. […]
Decimononic: the Cluetrain Manifesto in practice
As Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger stated in 1999 (if you want to know more you can take a look at the corresponding Wikipedia entry), markets are conversations. The Decimononic crew are true believers and for this reason we have an active presence in many social media. We can be found in […]
Is 3D printing the future of jewelry?
Some months ago I happened to read this article published by The Economist under the title ‘Print me an Stradivarius‘. If you know nothing at all about this disruptive manufacturing technology, this video will give you an insight into its implications: Monitoring this kind of technical advances is something I love and obviously I can’t […]