The Carrotbox Jewellery Blog
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Tuesday Trio: skulls, featuring this handheld skull by California's Lulu Bug (Sue Urquhart)...
..."Golden Bite" by the UK's Frederick Grove...
...and California's D&H Jewelers with that rarest of specimens, the cyclops skull ring.
Monday, May 25, 2020
Porcelain rings by Czech duo Mh&Atropa.
Friday, May 22, 2020
To call these "statement pieces" would be a statement of the under variety. Go feast your eyes on Brazil's Entre Cubos (Ingrid Rizzieri).
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Estonia-based Chinese jeweller Hansel Tai.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Australia's Emu Beads (Michele Bevis) is rhapsodic in blues.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Acrylic in barely-there colour to bold black & white by Paris-based Russian jewellers Alex+Svet.
Monday, May 18, 2020
Cast bronze "Megalith" rings by UK metalsmith William Romeril, who was "inspired by the neolithic dolmens and stone structures that dot the island of Jersey."
Friday, May 15, 2020
UK-based David Dong Ding gives us plenty to explore and this "Gift from Life" series, featuring optical fibers, is a brilliant place to start.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Georgia-based Zihan Yang.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Glove ring, knuckle ring and more from UK-based Shuang Shuang Wang.
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
These polymerclay rings may be fun but the real stars of this collection are the earrings, which you can check out by visiting Florida's Gleeful.
Monday, May 11, 2020
These glass rings could not be simpler and yet I find them oddly intriguing. For more, see Japan's Printemps.
Friday, May 8, 2020
Israel's Anaelle Attab Azoulay explores balance, empty space and more through an interesting collection of rings.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Spain's comoMATILDA (Jiyoon Hyun).
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Italy's Marco Malasomma has a portfolio full of interesting rings...
...many of which come with ready-made displays or which can be folded down for easier storage!
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
If you ever want to start your own fairytale garden, Mexico's Elena López can get you started.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Glazed stoneware rings by Denmark's TRBL Studios.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Gorgeous, biotic, translucent resin ring and other objects by South Korea's Suebin Lee.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Denmark's Femme & Fab (Anne Lahn).
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
I greatly admire this singular dedication to sliced glass bread. If you like yours with PB&J, go check out Colorado's Jimmy C Glass.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Kazakhstan's Svetlana Plotnikova is a potter who works in a folksy, illustrative style, making vessels and figures — and the occasional ring .
Monday, April 27, 2020
Sleek glass rings, some inspired by petrified wood, by Oregon's Dijenaire Crijuan.
Friday, April 24, 2020
With her porcelain creations, Romania's Daniela Căţoi shows it's possible to improve on nature.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Slovenia's Martina Obid Mlakar.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
An eclectic array from Maryland's Margo Csipo.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Italy's Haywire Jewellery (Allegra Franziska Lipanje) takes you back to childhood with rings based on bubble wands, Rubik's Cubes, doll heads and more.
Monday, April 20, 2020
I guess Lithuania's Ernesta Statkute is a people person.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Chinese jeweller Xun Liu is all about storytelling, as evidenced by this amazing "Grandma" ring set, featuring a found fishing lure.
There's a lot more to see, so don't miss out on this highly creative collection.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Pennsylvania's un/named (Silvie Altschuler).
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Striking minimalist rings in metal and polymer clay by Greek jeweller AeraArtwear (Mika Kaskantami).
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Tuesday Trio: rainbow rings by New York's Bianca Pratt...
...Spain's Wilhelmina Garcia (Rocio Canals)...
...and New York's Argento Vivo.
Monday, April 13, 2020
"Asket" rings in recycled silver and lab-created stones by Estonia's SOMA Jewellery (Sofia Hallik), with a "minimalistic and even brutal approach to stone setting."
Friday, April 10, 2020
This collection is pretty much the stuff of my dreams. Don't miss the necklaces, bangles and brooches — go visit the UK's Natalie Jane Adams, originally from China.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: South Korea's Fruta.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
"On the Road" rings in silver and nylon by Pennsylvania's Justine Marie Green.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
With Easter around the corner, I've got pastels...
...and bunnies on the mind. Check out UK textile artist Sam Lane for a variety of interesting work.
Monday, April 6, 2020
Guess the inspiration!
It's the "Perfume" series by Japan's Acute Accent.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Some gorgeous rings in glass and shakudo (a gold and copper alloy) by Italy's Federica Sala, who may be my new favourite glass artist. Definitely check out the rest of her portfolio — here's a sneak peek:
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Ring-Free Thursday: Japan's Kochu Kochu (Yuuko Katayama).
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Profiling rings (and more) from the "Dina" collection by France-based Mara Paris (architect Ayça Özbank Taşkan).