All Entries Tagged With: "cool jewelry"

Cut Here: Art Lebedev’s Punctirus Necklace

Want to tell people where to cut your head off in case you turn into a zombie?  If you’re not into getting tattooed, the Punctirus Bracelet/Necklace/Choker should take care of your “Cut Here” labeling needs.
Designed by Art Lebedev, it’s a refreshing change of pace from the studio, who rarely ever come up with jewelry concepts.  Fortunately, this piece reflects all the same oddball characteristics that has made them synonymous with funky yet functional innovations.

The Punctirus Bracelet is as simple as it looks – just a metal band with a black scissor centerpiece and links designed to draw broken lines.  It wears nicely around the wrist or on the neck, adding a distinctive design that lets people know where you want those giant shears to begin snipping.

I must say, it’s a great-looking piece, especially if you’re into punk- or goth-inspired fashion.  Careful when wearing it around a group of deranged horror [...]

Philippe Tournaire’s Villa de Reve Rings Wrap Precious Mansions, Castles And Towers On Your Finger

Why put a rock on your ring when you can design it with an entire neighborhood?  That’s what Philippe Tournaire has done with with his Villa de Reve rings, which sees buildings, mansions and other architectural structures adorning the finger jewelry.
They’re big and gawdy, no other way around it.  If you punch a random dude with one of these around your ring finger, you’re not going to leave them pretty.  More importantly, though, they’re exactly the kind of jewelry men can feel comfortable wearing – big, burly and couldn’t care less about it.

Made with 18k platinum and gold, with some designs sporting a rock, the Villa de Reve rings come fashioned with such architectural pieces as downtown Paris, a Florida villa and a New York building cluster.  Tournaire claims to use Google Earth to find images of the structures, before painstakingly fashioning them into each piece.   Yep, that big male [...]

World’s Most Expensive Bottle Of Spirits Is A £2 Million Chambord Royale Deluxe

Chambord isn’t exactly super expensive booze (around $60 for a 750ml bottle, far as I can tell), but they now own the distinction of making the priciest bottle of alcohol ever.  The French company, in collaboration with renowned jeweller Donald Edge, just introduced a £2 million bottle of their famed sweet liqueur.
What kind of magic potion did Chambord add to their admittedly delectable sweet drink?  Nothing, actually.  The price tag is for the monstrosity adorning the classic Royale orb bottle, namely the diamonds, golds and pearls encrusted across the cap, the body and the bottom.
The lavish bottle of Chambord Royale Deluxe is decked in body-hugging jewelry that’s been hand-wrought from 18-carat yellow gold.  Not content with the precious metal, they encrusted it with a decadent smattering of round pearls and over 1,100 diamonds (round and pear cuts), along with a square-cut emerald diamond as a centerpiece.
Naturally, this gets both Chambord [...]

Meat Tenderizer Ring, The Steak-Pounding Bling-Bling

Want to punch a wall, but you’re only renting the apartment?  Bring it to the kitchen with the Meat Tenderizer Ring and take out all your fistic anger on the hapless slice of cow destined to become this evening’s dinner.
A regular handheld meat tenderizer might do the job.  However, how many times do you actually get to punch stuff without getting in trouble?  Unless you make a living fighting, almost never.  With this ring around your finger, you can let all that bottled-up anger loose, pounding tough cuts of steak till its ready for the frying pan.
Created by designer Ken Goldman, the head looks like it was sawed off from an actual meat mallet and welded to a thick ring.  The Meat Tenderizer Ring isn’t going to qualify as a hot bling-bling, but that could change if you dip it in gold and gave it a spit shine.  At any [...]

19Moons: Steampunk Jewelry And More

Looking for unique jewelry without the mind-blowing costs of studded luxury pieces?  If you’re into the edgier fringes of fashion ornamentation, 19Moons just might turn out to be your new favorite brand.
Specializing in “Steampunk, Neo-Victorian, Retro and Industrial designs,” 19Moons crafts pieces out of vintage items and discarded trash, including old typewriters, broken cell phones and watch parts.  The result is nothing short of eye-catching, with some accessories looking like they leapt straight out of a fantasy novel.
The brand is the brainchild of designer Niffer Desmond, who crafts the jewelry pieces with the goal of producing one-of-a-kind ornamentation.  There’s little limit to the stuff she ends up with, resulting in a variety of styles that range from simple to elegant to downright strange.  Materials also don’t get discriminated as her creations boast of everything from stones to silver to plastic.
While I rarely wear jewelry (being a dude and all), some [...]