Sruli Recht is at it again with this new project entitled r¿ng.  A gorgeous interchangeable rough diamond ring made custom for 3530 Euros. I love the mystery feel behind this.

The diamonds herein presented have been sourced from legitimate sources not involved in funding conflict, and in compliance with United Nations resolutions. These diamonds are guaranteed conflict free based on personal knowledge and written guarantees provided by the supplier of these diamonds, and that they are treatment free in any way or form. Due to the unique nature of each diamond set, the claws may vary slightly. The thread are made with a precise watchmaker thread cutter which fix the setting to the ring so that it must be undone by hand and can´t unscrew itself.

r¿ng is a 10carat white gold Möbius band with a hand tapped 16gauge internal [female] thread to receive three uncut rough diamonds set individually into screw-in external thread-form propeller claws.Housed in a 215-piece hand-painted box with threaded lid for safekeeping the 6.86 carat total weight over three different diamonds*. [Black 3.53ct / White 1.88ct / Yellow 1.44ct]

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Very sweet. Tiny Little Chairs is a series of precious metal pendants celebrating design, handmade in Montreal Canada by Bruxe Design. You know how much I love chairs! Via Marcus Troy

Growing Jewelry is a redefinition of modern values. It is a clash of jewelry and gardening; couture and organism. The collection of this hand jewelry is designed for people in metropolitan cities and is an experiment in drawing nature toward man, as nature being the presupposition of life.

Even the store is awesome. Via Trend.Land

Update:  Doh!  We scooped this on our own last year.  Silly me.

In an age where so many goods are mass produced in areas of the world far from where they were designed (like, say, China), it’s refreshing to see an artist still making hand-crafted pieces in semi-limited runs at prices that aren’t outrageous. In this case, the line is PNUT Jewelry and the artist is Rusty Pistachio, a bass player in the New York punk rock group H2O. Over the years, Pistachio has expanded his line from tattoo-inspired charms to rings, bracelets, and items created in conjunction with bands like Weezer and the Bouncing Souls.  

Most recently, Pistachio has started working with precious metals and jewels for those who want something a little more sparkly, has unveiled an Alphabet line, and has also struck up a collaboration with AFI’s Davey Havok’s Zu Boutique.

Each of PNUT’s piece – be it a snub nose revolver or a cupcake with embedded stone sprinkles – is created by the bassist in his studio, not in some factory far overseas. That also means each made-to-order piece will take a few weeks longer to reach you, but we think it pays to wait for quality.

As German artist Denise Julia Reytan puts it, when you are happy and spend a good time, it doesn’t matter what time it is! Her latest project T1MEPEACE reminds you to enjoy life and forget the time. Available in June in a limited run of 50 pieces, these bracelets are made of nickel free steel, silver and gold plated, grey, or and tarnished silver shown above. Want one? Drop her a line. More pictures after the jump. Lovely.

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Last week we posted about The Sound Advice Project and how its tangible soundwave technology might better translate into an anniversary gift. A reader wrote in suggesting that the idea had been co-opted by David Bizer who also sells soundwave-based jewelry through Ponoko. So I’ll take this opportunity to point out another artist who has been working in the field of wearable waves. Sakurako Shimizu made some of the coolest rings, cuffs and brooches I saw last year. Unlike the anti-drug reminders of the Sound Advice Project, the Brooklyn-based artist used soundbytes you’d actually want to hear and wear, like wedding vows and giggles. So check out the project and both artists: there’s more than enough sound to go around.

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As much as they might want to, parents can’t keep their children at home all the time. Eventually, they grow up and start experiencing the world as adults — a state in which they’re likely to forget their ‘rents words of wisdom. That’s what the Sound Advice Project is allegedly for, to transform your mom reminding you not to take drugs or pick up some milk into a plastic bracelet. But like our friends at Gizmodo, we say that tangible sound waves make a nice anniversary gift. If you said, “Let’s do that freaky thing you like,” is anyone going to stop you? No. But on second thought, since this is a project from parents to their kids, the FBI might.

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Remember when we told you about Metal for Monsters? After achieving some success with their artist series of monster pendants benefiting UNICEF, Blend Creations launched a DIY version of the necklaces. Now they’ve combined the concepts, teaming up with Celebrate Green for a Mother’s Day contest. They’re looking for designs they can etch on stainless steel. Professionals and kids alike are invited to submit entries by March 17th, with the winner receiving an edition of his/her winning pendant and a copy of the Celebrate Green book. Don’t worry, UNICEF still gets a portion of all proceeds.

We wouldn’t think of putting fresh, delicious preserves and throwing stars together in a blender, but that’s essentially what the Japanese jewelry label Jam Home Made does with each new collection. For each season the designers balance weighty-looking materials with unexpected  — and sometimes sweet — looks. For instance, in one collection they created a “college ring” that replaced the spaces usually reserved for letters with binary code, and in another there’s a lock and key necklace that come as a pair, one unlocking the other. Excellent conversation pieces.

A San Franciscan looking for, say, a gun necklace to accompany their VP candidate Halloween costume will be happy to know they can find one that was created without leaving a trace. The Appel & Frank Eco-Chic shopping event on Thursday evening at the Regency Center combines sustainable apparel, jewelry and personal care products. Notable vendors include organic and recycled jacket designer JulesElin as well as area winery 7 Daughters. A portion of the proceeds go to Friends of the Urban Forest’s efforts to plant and care for groups of trees in city neighborhoods.

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I’m having trouble finding the words to show my excitement over Finnish Product Designer Hafsteinn Juliusson’s inventiveness. I’m more or less in awe of two of his latest prototype creations. First, his growing jewelry gives new meaning to the term “green thumb”. By putting nature quite literally in your own hands, you can cultivate an entire mini-ecosystem on your bling! Sweet! Meanwhile, the Napbook comfortably answers the common quandary of whether or not you should carry both your laptop and a pillow around with you at all times. The answer, both! We recommend checking out Juliusson’s unique brand of Finnish ingenuity on his website to at least tide you over until his products hit the shelves.

Get your campaign loyalties on with Mark Defrates’ Obama symbol pendants. The familiar contemporary emblem of hope and change is available in silver in three sizes, as well as in earring, cufflink, tie-bar or -tack and signet ring forms. While we were hoping for one in dinner-plate size and encrusted with gems, we can see how it anything more than the classy 1.4 inch piece might undermine the message. Half the sale price of these pendants is donated to the campaign.

Tokens may have gone out of style, but since they became “rare” items they’ve been coveted fashion accessories. Transit token cufflinks will run you at least a Benjamin, and now apparel designer Hangar 3 carries a line of necklaces that features the vintage tokens. They offer a diverse selection — unlike the pedestrian tokens from Boston or New York, you can pick up tokens from the 1934 World’s Fair and from Los Angeles on distressed leather or chain for a fraction of the cost of those cufflinks. We know what you’re thinking. L.A. has a subway?

Husband-wife design team Vivian Cheng and Eric Jean-Louis (Blend Creations) were reading about the fate of children in war-torn countries when they hit upon a question many of us in the arts often ponder: “How do I save the world with a really great piece of jewelry or an illustration?” In reply, the duo have launched Metal for Monsters, a jewelry collaboration with a handful of illustrators and toy designers. S.britt, Stefan G. Bucher, Jon Burgerman, Anna Chambers, Justin Hillgrove, Adam Koford, John Martz, Jay Stephens and Brian Taylor have all supplied Blend Creations with really cool monster art to be made into pendants. Each laser-etched, stainless steel pendant features an illustration on the front with the artist’s signature and number (out of 100) on the back. For each pendant purchased, $16 will be donated to UNICEF. Vivian and Eric are currently working out the details of production and preparing for a launch date.

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It’s not often animal lovers get to witness their favorite creatures in their natural habitat. However, with the help of Soop’s Etsy shop, they can use their imagination to put an entire wilderness in the palm of their hands … or at least the base of their fingers. The London-based design studio, headed up by Wai-Lian Scannell, offers a cornucopia of animals and “lush vegetation” in the form of an adorable series of rings. Wear your wild things on on your very own finger farm. They’re an ideal accessory for anyone who needs to count less than 10 sheep to get to sleep.