A Moodboard for modern Crafters

Keshi Pearl Dragon

South Sea ‘Keshi’ pearls and diamonds, a diamond-encrusted head, a moonstone and black diamond to detail the eye, and hand-cut mother-of-pearl.

Sunset Earrings

Honeycomb Wide Ring

Rings & Things By George

I have saved a very special AAS229 booth vendor for last! The delightfully dorky 3-D printed jewelry of SciChic (aka @sci-chic) has been on our radar for at least a year, and they are now our partner in our first official design collaboration!

Summer and I chose to represent the iconic shapes of the Hubble Space Telescope, the Kepler detectors/field of view, and the JWST segmented primary mirror for our collection. We explained why in an interview with SciChic founder Erin:

Emily: These pieces represent the tools we use to understand the Universe, and as such they’re both a celebration of the remarkable technological achievements we are capable of as a species as well as the big questions we will try to answer with this telescope.

Summer: For the engineer still inside me, these pieces emphasize how amazingly creative we humans are to pull more and more information out of the light the Universe sends to us. Hubble, Kepler, and JWST are phenomenal feats of engineering, each of which has (and will) open(ed) new frontiers of science for us. Holding these designs in my hand reminds me how we reach for the stars even though we’re stuck here on Earth.

Each design is available as plastic earrings (in several colors, including glow-in-the dark!) or a necklace in plastic or one of several metals. In the second photo above I customized my blue plastic HST necklace with a silver Sharpie marker, and it turned out pretty well! Best of all, a portion of the proceeds of sales of this piece will go towards the Young Women’s Leadership Network!

–Emily

Designer Mary Vasiliadis has created a set of geometric, bold abstract arrangements including rings and broaches using 3D printing techniques.

After graduating from an Associate Degree in Furniture Design at RMIT, Mary decided to shift her attention to small-scale forms, creating playful and dramatic pieces of wearable art.

Prices range from $60 - $80 for the 3D printed rings and brooches and available for purchase from the following locations.

Stephen McLaughlan Gallery Level 8, room 16 The Nicholas Building 37 Swanston Street Melbourne