#selftakeover

🤳 WELCOME TO THE SELF TAKEOVER! 🤳 Many of you have asked about the origins of @bijules. Who is the 🧙‍♀️ behind the diamond curtain? 💎 I am @juleskim and here’s my story as a storyteller and jewelry creative... 🐍 ⭕️ OUROBOROS 2.0⭕️ 🐍 The Ouroboros symbol expresses the unity of all things, material and spiritual, which never disappear but perpetually change form in an eternal cycle of destruction and re-creation. This ancient alchemical truth supports the motion needed to bring ideas to the surface. There are two pivotal aspects to generating sales and interest: authenticity and community. Without these two pillars an artist’s work will not see the light of day and the Ouroboros cycle stops dead. I like to talk about my ideas and practice their values through community conversations and activations. From published press recognizing my artist role through design collaborations which investigate new mediums and respect timeless ones, it is important to embrace those who support you. And give back... return the energy that creates flow. Give credit to those who teach you; thank the minds who inspire you; operate from your own perspective. #selftakeover #whoisbijules #juleskim #bipocjewelrydesigner #storytelling #twin #halfie #hapa #storycontinues #ondemandfinejewelry #stoplittering #transparency #circulardesign #trendsetter #bijules #bijulesjewelry #commitment #consumeractivism #honorcreatives #buyjules #bejewels #accessisluxury #modernluxury #bebetter #zuekster (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQgVTK5jKdx/?utm_medium=tumblr

🤳 WELCOME TO THE SELF TAKEOVER! 🤳 Many of you have asked about the origins of @bijules. Who is the 🧙‍♀️ behind the diamond curtain? 💎 I am @juleskim and here’s my story as a storyteller and jewelry creative... 🐍 ⭕️OUROBOROS⭕️ 🐍 The Ouroboros symbol expresses the unity of all things, material and spiritual, which never disappear but perpetually change form in an eternal cycle of destruction and re-creation. I created an entire collection through exploration of this ancient alchemical truth. The Cloud Ring series became an instant classic as the single line silhouette slithers around fingers and floats above the wearers’ hand. Filling this negative space with ideas and allusions to femininity, earthly/oceanic gems and colors help define each piece’s uniqueness. A full circle design concept has led to matching its fabrication process, too. Ouroboros inspires not just the jewelry but also the business around Bijules as it sheds skin to become a new breathing entity as an on-demand fine jewelry brand. Everything is custom. Custom takes time, I am slowing down and explaining the idea and jewelry making process from start to finish. Looking forward to creating authenticity for you! #selftakeover #whoisbijules #juleskim #bipocjewelrydesigner #storytelling #twin #halfie #hapa #storycontinues #ondemandfinejewelry #stoplittering #transparency #circulardesign #customfinejewelry #trendsetter #bijules #bijulesjewelry #commitment #consumeractivism #honorcreatives #buyjules #bejewels #accessisluxury #modernluxury #bebetter (at Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQbKSoqD6Tu/?utm_medium=tumblr

🤳 WELCOME TO THE SELF TAKEOVER! 🤳 Many of you have asked about the origins of @bijules. Who is the 🧙‍♀️ behind the diamond curtain? 💎 I am @juleskim and here’s my story as a storyteller and jewelry creative... 🦢☁️Nature Calls Part 2☁️🦢 I have recently relocated to a remote island floating off the coast of Africa. After twenty years of racing city life, I am filling myself with big gulps of nature tonic. Never has my artist brain been exposed to this prolonged unbridled beauty and I am taken by it’s current and motion. The calming seduction of nature influences me to get out and live authentically at my own pace. Nothing is urgent unless it threatens my existence. Nothing matters unless it matters to me first. What matters to me now, is my compassion for the ultimate source and how I plan to give back and give thanks for this privilege to create. I will be compelling you, my community to activate in nature’s favor. I will be holding you, my community, responsible for being the consumer activists you all are. Stay tuned forever. There is more beauty to come. droppingknowledge #selftakeover #whoisbijules #juleskim #repetition #bipocjewelrydesigner #storytelling #twin #halfie #hapa #storycontinues #noexcuses #stoplittering #transparency #circulardesign #trendsetter #bijules #bijulesjewelry #commitment #consumeractivism #honorcreatives #buyjules #bejewels #accessisluxury #modernluxury #bebetter (at Parque Natural Dunas de Corralejo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQTbte9DXKZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

🤳 WELCOME TO THE SELF TAKEOVER! 🤳 Many of you have asked about the origins of @bijules. Who is the 🧙‍♀️ behind the diamond curtain? 💎 I am @juleskim and here’s my story as a storyteller and jewelry creative... 🦢☁️NATURE CALLS☁️🦢 I have recently relocated to a remote island floating off the coast of Africa. After twenty years of racing city life, I am filling myself with big gulps of nature tonic. Never has my artist brain been exposed to this prolonged unbridled beauty and I am taken by it’s current and motion. The calming seduction of nature influences me to get out and live authentically at my own pace. Nothing is urgent unless it threatens my existence. Nothing matters unless it matters to me first. What matters to me now, is my compassion for the ultimate source and how I plan to give back and give thanks for this privilege to create. I will be compelling you, my community to activate in nature’s favor. I will be holding you, my community, responsible for being the consumer activists you all are. Stay tuned forever. There is more beauty to come. #fightforwhatulove #selftakeover #whoisbijules #juleskim #bipocjewelrydesigner #storytelling #twin #halfie #hapa #storycontinues #noexcuses #stoplittering #transparency #circulardesign #trendsetter #bijules #bijulesjewelry #commitment #consumeractivism #honorcreatives #buyjules #bejewels #accessisluxury #modernluxury #bebetter (at Parque Natural Dunas de Corralejo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQQt2N9D5ld/?utm_medium=tumblr

🤳 WELCOME TO THE SELF TAKEOVER! 🤳 Many of you have asked about the origins of @bijules. Who is the 🧙‍♀️ behind the diamond curtain? 💎 I am @juleskim and here’s my story as a storyteller and jewelry creative... 💎💎HISTORY IS INDELIBLE 💎💎If I were to deny my past, then I’d be doomed to repeat it. That is why I choose to create with defiance and self respect while forging a clear path for posterity and incoming generations of talent and educated consumer. The barrier to entry as an independent Asian female meant I had to settle my debt with myself as a creator and build up a resistance to disbelief and intolerance. My designs are subtly confrontational, if not dead pan riotous, in order to confront a perpetual lack of diversity in the jewelry world and its products. Boooooring. Yawn. Like Marilyn Monroe’s beauty mark, her body acceptance made her image indelible and ubiquitous, so much so that Andy Warhol further imbued pop culture with a silkscreen of her mole. Fast forward to today when beauty marks and freckles are tattooed cosmetically. My indelible mark on pop culture comes in the form of a general jewelry revolution. The fine line between "influence" and "rip off" is crowded by myopic businesses and lazy opportunists that force a saturated market. As a Bijules supporter, you are equipped with information that acknowledges me as a jewelry trend's originator. Ideas are no longer original as feverish consumerism fuels desperation and in this haste, values are erased and creative recognition is expunged. I get philosophical with it. Being thoughtful and analytical is my only defense as I gear up to pivot my business towards more likeminded people who are affected by injustice and who are resolute in doing the right thing for society, our economy and Mother Earth. When you see culture littering, tag @bijules. Bring those who don’t know closer to the truth! #authenticity #selftakeover #whoisbijules #juleskim #bipocjewelrydesigner #storytelling #twin #halfie #hapa #storycontinues #madonna #stoplittering #transparency #circulardesign #trendsetter #bijules #bijulesjewelry #rihanna #ubiquity #honorcreatives #cardib #accessisluxury #modernluxury #andywarhol (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQDvtaWjLN5/?utm_medium=tumblr

🤳 WELCOME TO THE SELF TAKEOVER! 🤳 Many of you have asked about the origins of @bijules. Who is the 🧙‍♀️ behind the diamond curtain? 💎 I am @juleskim and here’s my story as a storyteller and jewelry creative... 💦🏊‍♀️INTO THE ABYSS 🏊‍♀️💦With everything our communities have been through in the past year, individually and collectively, we know that big changes are absolutely required if we're going to thrive. After the pandemic hit, after the insurrection, after a renewed uprising against police violence, through one climate shock after another, it's become even more clear that we can't just go back to the ways things were—we must build back better and stronger than ever before. We can't—and won't—go back to a norm of crumbling infrastructure, tremendous unemployment, sustained racial and wealth inequalities, and ecological destruction. I am dreaming of a simple blue calm; the cooling tone of equity and inclusion through my work with Bijules. I refuse to advance myself and my community through the muck of the past just to watch it repeated yet again. I won’t contribute to the jewelry industry turning a blind eye or the world just reverting to its addiction of complacency. Stay tuned for an epic revision of my work. The depth stays the same as ever, but the revolution of transparency has begun. DO NOT SUPPORT BRANDS WHO DO NOT REFLECT AUTHENTICITY. Help establish “ACCESS” as the key to unlocking modern luxury. Otherwise...you are just littering. #stoplittering #droppingknowledge #selftakeover #whoisbijules #juleskim #bipocjewelrydesigner #storytelling #twin #halfie #hapa #storycontinues #noexcuses #blueisthewarmestcolor #transparency #circulardesign #trendsetter #bijules #bijulesjewelry #commitment #ubiquity #honorcreatives #buyreal #accessisluxury #modernluxury (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP6PaMQjtUv/?utm_medium=tumblr

WELCOME TO THE SELF TAKEOVER! 🤳 Many of you have asked about the origins of @bijules. Who is the 🧙‍♀️ behind the diamond curtain? 🪶🪶BIRDS OF A FEATHER 🪶 🪶Setting boundaries and respecting them are key to maintaining positive mental health and a platform to flourish. If we succumb to overwhelming pressures to perform then we may lose sight of our true power and confidence. I refuse to post everyday. I will not publish something I do not mean when I don’t feel like it. I hope my client base and community do the same. Nothing is urgent if it has not been a priority and I pride myself and my business on fair practices in order to create the most original and authentic jewelry experience. Without this foundational self respect I would not be able to support the business and spirit of Bijules. Let’s embrace our diverse communities and celebrate the agency of doing good one day at a time, one opportunity at a time. Did you catch @naomiosaka caring for her mental grace by sitting out the #frenchopen? Birds of a feather flock together;) #droppingknowledge #selftakeover #whoisbijules #juleskim #bipocjewelrydesigner #storytelling #twin #halfie #hapa #storycontinues #noexcuses #trendsetter #bijules #bijulesjewelry #commitment #community #bijulesknucklering #vring #twinmagnet #ubiquity #honorcreatives #buyreal #stopfakes #accessisluxury #happypride #gogirl #positivementalhealth #supportindependentartists (at Worldwide) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPqHxi8jWIe/?utm_medium=tumblr

🤳 WELCOME TO THE SELF TAKEOVER! 🤳 Many of you have asked about the origins of @bijules. Who is the 🧙‍♀️ behind the diamond curtain? 🍾🥂AUTHENTICITY 🥂🍾The Bar Ring danced its way into contemporary culture in 2003. From behind the decks, I DJ’d and promoted its birth in New York City’s clubs to ultimately showcase on iconic celebrities like @badgalriri. The Bijules bar ring has graced international magazine covers, published in historical jewelry references, and sold to the best stores in the world. It is formidable to have created a jewelry shape and style that influences global culture and stirs authenticity. Most designers and brands honor the bar ring according to their own core values. This I am quite proud to witness; but the act of replicating and copying such a cherished and ubiquitous shape is unacceptable. The passionate Bijules community and my integrity-filled creative process will hold bad actors accountable for unethical missteps especially when the legal system fails to protect true intellectual property. To this day, I continue to proliferate trend setting jewelry designs and imbue my specific point of view into pop culture as an ethical duty. I produce from instinct and impact others with this message to affect positive change and equitable opportunity. There is absolutely no reason to create without authenticity. The absence of integrity-based product defines commodity and commodity should not become unnecessarily fashionable. The earth risks her life for useless and faithless product resulting in a competitive and saturated market. I refuse to contribute without benefit. In this case, buy the original Bijules bar ring filled with intrinsic value and history. DO NOT SUPPORT BRANDS WHO DO NOT REFLECT AUTHENTICITY. Help establish “ACCESS” as the key to unlocking modern luxury. Otherwise...you are just littering. #stoplittering #takingoutthetrash #droppingknowledge #selftakeover #whoisbijules #juleskim #bipocjewelrydesigner #storytelling #twin #halfie #hapa #storycontinues #noexcuses #trendsetter #bijules #bijulesjewelry #commitment #community #bijulesbarring #ubiquity #honorcreatives #buyreal #stopfakes #accessisluxury #supportindependent (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO5WUilDgs8/?igshid=12hp73wrqnj7m