BB Becker developed his love of art while attending CAS high school for disadvantaged youth in NYC. In his first sculpture course, he immediately became fond of organic materials and classic lines. Becker began designing jewelry pieces in the 1980’s using components from thrift stores and antique shops. Almost twenty year later a chance encounter with a silversmith ignited his idea of designing engraved jewelry.  After two years of working on legibility and a long-lasting imprint, his first engraved piece was finally created. 

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Chainmail is designed from small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh look. It was used during the pre-Roman era as armor to reduce the chances of being wounded. Today we see chainmail used to create ornaments and jewelry. One particular designer, Elaine Unzicker, creates beautifully intricate jewelry and accessories from chainmail. Unzicker, who resides in California, studied sculpture in graduate school where she developed a way to cast various parts of plants into bronze, silver, and brass. She now uses this experience to create uniquely designed purses, vests, and jewelry. 

Unzicker’s Long Chainmail Scarf is a fun and interchangeable design.  It can be worn as a scarf/necklace that elegantly wraps around the neck or as a sleek fashionable belt.  It’s handmade from chainmail links that contain four grey freshwater pearls on each end. This staliness steel Chainmail Scarf measures 46” long and 1 ¼” wide. Buy through Best American Arts for $159 and use coupon code jewelry09 to save 10%!

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 Earrings are meant to dress up your every day wear. They help us add simple sophistication or a touch of rebelliousness. I prefer subtle dangling earrings that place focus on our hair and face.

I found this look in the designs of Somers Randolph’s jewelry, who considers himself a sculptor and not a jewelry designer. In his early life, he created sculptures out of soapstone. From there, he and his wife decided that they wanted to create “sculpture” jewelry. All of Randolph’s jewelry begins as soapstone, which is hand-carved and finished in sterling silver. His designs are know for being forever fashionable with a classic style.

With his Mobius Large Feather Earrings, Somers created a piece of timeless jewelry. These earrings are made out of highly polished fine sterling sliver. Simplicity with style rules here as these earrings have a flowing and curvy shape. Hence their name as they resemble a feather. Buy through Craft Company No. 6 for $220 $176.

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