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David Spada Space Age Multicolor Aluminum Pendant Necklace

Name: David Spada Space Age Multicolor Aluminum Pendant Necklace
Brand: David Spada
Rating: 4.9 (91 reviews)

Price:$975

$1,400List Price

About the Item

Beautiful modernist David Spada New York signed pendant necklace. Featuring a cool Space Age 1980s design with articulated extra-long necklace build with rings and black rubber spacers. Anodized aluminum metal with rich colors (orange, red, blue, purple, green, yellow, turquoise and dark orange). The metal medallion is a large spiral in cool orange color. Signed underside medallion: 'Spada'. No closing clasp. Measurements: collar length is 37.82 in. long (96 cm) - pendant is 3.44 in. diameter (8.8 cm) - each ring is 1.38 in. diameter (3.4 cm). (also available in our storefront some matching earrings, please check last pictures for reference) About the designer: David Spada (December 5, 1961 – May 13, 1996) was a jewelry designer in New York City in the 1980s and 1990s and the creator and marketer of Freedom Rings Spada attended the Parsons School of Design in the early 1980s, graduating around 1982. He began making jewelry as a student, and his works were recognized as early as 1984 when a piece made from orange rubber tubing was highlighted in the New York Times. Spada became especially known for his work in colored anodized aluminum, crafting a wide array of forms from the material, ranging from rings and earrings to clothing and swimwear embellished with aluminum decoration. He eventually opened a boutique, Casa di Spada, in New York's Lower East Side, which sold his jewelry designs, clothing and custom items. According to a NY Times article from 1992, the freedom rings were introduced in 1991 in San Francisco as a fundraising item at the gay and lesbian community’s annual Freedom Day Parade and quickly became a national trend. The colored aluminum rings come in colors of the rainbow, based on the gay pride flag and have evolved as a symbol of Gay Pride. In Spada’s own words "the colors symbolized happiness and represents the diversity of the community". Spada died of AIDS complications on May 13, 1996. (courtesy Wikipedia) (this sale is for the necklace alone)

Creator:
David Spada
Dimensions:
Width: 1.34 in (34 mm)Length: 37.8 in (960 mm)
Style:
Modernist
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1980
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor surface wear due to normal use.
Seller Location:
Atlanta, GA
Reference Number:
Seller: 2COL2621stDibs: LU35629231122

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