Banded Agate Cufflinks

Theses deeply hand-carved mahogany corner pews with arcs and symbols were brought from Italy to adorn a certain castle in Miami. The thickly pillowed cushio...

Beautiful dusty rose tone raw silk Dupioni fabric featuring intricate hand guided chain stitch embroidery of saffron, garnet, amethyst floral and celedo...

Audrey Werner has always been interested in the different ways people around the world, and throughout history, have adorned themselves. As a child, she would make jewelry from everything she could find-from beads to rocks, wire, and seeds. In 1992 she enrolled in classes at FIT with an eye toward expanding her knowledge of metal, and, from this point onward, was hooked. Later that same year, she landed an apprenticeship with the jeweler Gregg Wolf. Werner soon became his assistant, a position she would hold for the next two years while establishing her own practice. Another influence on Werner’s work came from a seemingly unexpected place. In 1996 she was sharing a studio with jeweler Philip Crangi...

Probably Togo, Africa, probably early 20th century Trade or slave beads formed an essential element in trade networks between Europe, Africa, Asia, the Pacific and America, from the...