I’ve announced it time ago, “we’re” ready for a giveaway and this time is going to be very special one: a Vogue giveaway created by LaOohLaLa Boutique, a family-based Etsy shop selling pin up and retro fashion accessories, home decors and these amazing Vogue cover printables. I used “we” because it’s a contest for all LaOohLaLa Boutique newsletter subscribers I’m hosting with joy (you know how much I love indie shops and creative people, right?) I let Jessica from LaOohLaLa Boutiques explain the rules and the prizes, one has been chosen by me! How fun! “In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel When it comes…
-
-
A custom-made brooch by Martina, Kamido Miss Molly. Saffo has become a One Of A Kind handmade accessory!
A day gets better and better when you get what you hoped for. Un petit cadeau by a friend who presents you “a new friend”. Thanks to Martina, known online as “Kamido (Miss Molly)”, today I’m finally in great company with “Sappho”, now “our Sappho”! The blog girl/icon has been turned into a unique brooch, a One Of A Kind jewel since Martina isn’t just a brilliant “paper crafter”, but she’s also a very creative accessory and jewel designer. When I saw on her Facebook page the transformation of brand logos into casual pieces of jewellery, I fantasized right away: I wanted to see Sappho, “pseudo-Sappho”, come to life almost like…
-
Transparent Sculptural Jewelry by Marta Roura, when archaeology meets fashion with unique handmade accessories
Ancient cultures have always fascinated people as a “faux mystery” thick fog still surrounds them thanks to those unique, sometimes rare, features and artistic evidence: architecture and arts, what a better inspiration for a jewelry collection? Transparent Sculptural Jewelry by Spanish architect and designer Marta Roura brings us to the exotic coasts of Phoenicia and enigmatic Minoan Crete with handmade jewellery, created with selected materials recalling or connected to those cultures. Fenicia Collection by Transparent Sculptural Jewelry tells us the history of sea people, sailors, and merchants. Fenicia Collection necklaces are multicoloured glass treads and are inspired by rich Phoenicia’s glasswork jewelry. These pieces, necklaces and earrings, reflects lights and each one…
-
Indie creations: Shiran Tal Soffrin, the “Urban Raven, upcycled jewelry designer
There’s something in common among the Israeli jewelry designer Shiran Tal Soffrin, founder of Urban Raven, and archaeologists: they both look at material things in a total, different way. What has been thrown away or set apart and forgotten, gain interest and get an unique story, but for Shiran discarded objects and little memorabilia unleash a range of creative, chic and eco-friendly possibilities. It’s time for a virtual coffee at Valens’ with Shiran Tal, she has a lot to say about how she has become the “Urban Raven” and her new projects. How and when was “Urban Raven” born?While studying industrial design at HIT College, I became interested in jewelry design…
-
Fall or Spring? It’s Rika Gunawan’s Fall 2016 hair accessoriy collection for Republic of Pigtails
Rika Gunawan has a revelation: she has been working on something new for her hair accessory brand, Republic of Pigtails. While we’re fully immersed in summer and party trends, the Indonesian designer is already preparing her exciting new collection of handmade hairpieces for Fall 2016. This autumnal collection will have a peculiar accent, she said to “Valens… per voi” it will bring people back to spring even in the coolest autumn days. All her designs are inspired by “Fall fashion but still have some Spring flair” as Rika describes them.The inspiration came unexpectedly one day, last October, while she was helping her daughter dressing, she continues “she didn’t like any…
