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At first glance, Brooklyn designer Anna Sheffield's chain-link charm necklaces recall the sort of indestructible been-around-the-block-and-back look of loose change. They're shiny but not too shiny. They could be mistaken for antiques because they're weathered and romantic
Tiffany Key Vintage oval key pendant, but instead of being saved in a velvet-lined box, it seems more likely that they've been buried for decades in Grandma's garden. Still, despite being a bit rough around the edges, Sheffield's trinkets are perfectly sentimental-engraved lockets, captured forget-me-nots, and solid-gold solitaire rings
valentine day jewelry hang love-bitten from her calculated messes of mixed 14K- and 18K-gold chains.
"Hearts are my favorite," says Sheffield, who practiced welding and sculpture before transitioning into jewelry-making five years ago. Her raw approach to metalwork explains the honest made-by-hand-ness of her pieces. Her taste for emblematic shapes, however, comes from elsewhere: "All of those little X and O charms were inspired by text messaging," she says. "I fell in love and did a lot of that this year."
Called 88 Fine Jewelry
Coin Edge ring-"Two eights is double good in Buddhism"-Sheffield launched this new line off her first collection, Bing Bang (like the sound of a hammer hitting steel). "My impetus has always been metal, but I'm interested in cultures and symbol systems, too," she says. "The Victorian memento, the religious relic, the flower in the desert-these things have history and are used for personal expression, and they're all in what I do."
Upgrading the design sense she established with Bing Bang by using real gold chains, gemstones, and colored diamonds in her 88 Fine Jewelry collection has been an eye-opener for Sheffield, who sells the new pieces at Kaviar and Kind in Los Angeles. She recently began playing with diamonds when she collaborated with Marc Jacobs on a selection of witty accessories for his spring 2006 collection. "I was opposed to adding stones, because I'm kind of a metal purist," Sheffield admits. "Must we use gems to make
Elsa Peretti Teardrop ring? I'd ask, What is it about them that's so wonderful?" She holds up a longer 88 Fine Jewelry necklace and points to a seed-size gold bead inlaid with the tiniest cognac-colored diamond. "Now I know," she says, turning it to reflect the light. "It's because they're so sparkly!"
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