The Carrotbox Jewellery Blog
Friday, February 28, 2020
Glass rings (and a gorgeous pendant that I couldn't resist) by New York's Penelope Rakov, who designs and pulls her own murrini.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Czech jeweller Veronika Vysloužilová.
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
These glass "pill rings" by Turkey's Sebnem Kurtul are like little, wearable doses of sunshine.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
These beautiful hybrids of classical figures, gems and crystals somehow feel totally natural, like they've been this way since antiquity. For more, visit New York's Atelier Narcé (Iohann Pita).
Monday, February 24, 2020
Minimalist rings...
...with a "wow" factor by Japan's Nobu Ikeguchi.
Friday, February 21, 2020
It seems the UK's Nick Chaffe has found his calling as a graphic designer... but these rings have me calling for him to make a deeper foray into jewellery-making! (And yes, those ringed fists are, in fact, themselves rings.)
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: New Zealand's Jet Dog Jewellery.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
It's all sunbeams and tourmalines in Celine Daoust's world, and I'm there for it (at least, I wish I were). The Belgian jeweller travels to Jaipur several times a year to personally select her stones.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
This ring is like a cross between a middle finger and barbed wire, for those times when you really need to get your message across.
For more, check out German creative collective Sucuk und Bratwurst (Alessandro Belliero, David Gönner, Denis Olgac & Lukas Olgac).
Monday, February 17, 2020
Rusty roses from Germany's Mandy Rasch.
Also check out her enamel work!
Friday, February 14, 2020
Sweet themes with a little edge from the UK's RegalRose.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Australia's Blue Valentine.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
The many faces of New York's Anthony Lent.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Though he takes his visual inspiration from circuit boards, I love how UK jeweller Mark Newman's work (some shown in-progress, above) is reminiscent of busy subway maps.
Monday, February 10, 2020
Clear, sharp, hand-polished glass rings by Japan's Aki Sakaida.
Friday, February 7, 2020
Rings made from fragments of urushi lacquerware by Japan's Kimiaki Kageyama.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Spain's Miranda for Lydia (a collaboration between Miranda Makaroff and Lydia Delgado).
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Patterned porcelain rings by Israel's Tanya Shukstelinsky.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Gorgeous work, featuring hand-dyed silk, from South Korea's Jounghye Park.
Monday, February 3, 2020
"Shabon" bubble rings from Japan's Ano Ano.
Friday, January 31, 2020
I'd say these look good enough to eat but I think someone's beaten me to the punch chomp. That someone would be the UK's Isla Gilham.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Norway's Romanin (Elizabeth Romanin).
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Get that warm and fuzzy feeling: knit rings by Japan's Nonpui.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Cypriot jeweller Iro Kaskani makes rings that look like naturally-occurring formations.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Snowflakes in jewellery are usually depicted in a precisely symmetrical way but not these "crystallised water" rings by Australia's Aurelia Yeomans.
Friday, January 24, 2020
Make hisssstory with these striking snake (and other) rings from California's Perez Bitan (Rachel Perez Bitan).
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Virginia-based Mexican jeweller Nina Zabal (Cinthya Cuba de Zabal).
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
"Fiction" and "Formation" wire rings by Japan's Kazunori Kodani.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Super sleek rings by Hungary's Laufer Miklós István.
Monday, January 20, 2020
Spirals in control: "Vejer" rings by Spain's Gaviria.
Friday, January 17, 2020
Rings from the "House" series by New York-based Rho Tang.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Macedonia's Sofija Filigranska (Aleksandra Ivanova).
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
For cute frog rings (poison dart frogs, to be precise)...
...and other adorable lampwork critters, visit Japan's Grass K.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Asymmetrical "Angle" rings by Sweden's Frida Åberg.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Gem-shaped acrylic ombré rings by Japan's Türr (Kaori Tsuge). Check out her bangles and earrings for more painterly pieces in pastel.
For something similar but in opaque glass, check out Japan's Kyoko Glassworks (Kyoko Matsuoka).
Friday, January 10, 2020
If rings had skeletons, they might look something like these pieces by Michigan's Bend the Fish (Jen Surine).
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: California's Hyworks (Hyun Yu).
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Japanese enamel rings by Wales-based Emosiwn (Yukiko Wilson).
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Acrylic rings from Japan's Faons, in colours and shapes that remind me somewhat of vintage glassware.
Monday, January 6, 2020
January 2020 — seems like a good time for a clean start, so let's begin with these soap rings by Pakistan's Haya Lutfullah.