AKA JEWELLERY-MOST MINIMAL DETAILS WITH A MAXIMUM FUNCTION

‘Aka jewellery’ is a studio brand handmade by designer Ausra Bankauskaite. Trained in metal-working and jewelry-design, Ausra Bankauskaite began creating contemporary pieces that bridged the worlds of art object and jewelry. Aware of the dual nature of her designs, Ausra ascribed the abbreviation "aka," "Also Known As" to describe her works. "aka jewelllery" is a studio brand based on two concepts: - structure (the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex) and functionality (the quality of being suited to serve a purpose well) which combine to create minimal aesthetic forms. The result is an immaculate, non-iterative design that functions as a body adornment and as an object when not worn, like a small architectural sculpture. Each aka design hand crafted in studio in Brooklyn, NY, not from a mold or mass produced but also quality pieces made for years of wear.

SOLANGE AZAGURY PARTRIDGE

I don't live and breath for jewellery, a part from those ones that come from deco and art nuveau, but if some jewellery from Solange Azagury Partridge slip into kitch, many others succeed in being ironical and naive. Finally something new and original.
Solange Azagury was born in London , she initially worked at London costume jewellers Butler & Wilson. A year later she went to work for 20th century antique dealer Gordon Watson, where she developed an interest in vintage jewellery. Solange was Creative Director at Boucheron from 2001 – 2004, and her jewellery features in the permanent collection for both the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. She also designed a ring for the film Snow White and the Huntsman, worn by the Evil Queen played by Charlize Theron.