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Names and Initials Jewelry

Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw’s character would not have been complete without her iconic “Carrie name necklace.”

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Om for Life

Some of our favorite lifestyle influences, wearing pieces from our Om Shanti collection.

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Prose in Jewelry: “Come, Said My Soul”

Prose in Jewelry

Often times we overlook the meaning of words but there is a lot of significance behind the words of those who spoke of love and inspiration. Read more on what inspired our “Come, said my soul” piece.

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Hanukkah 2018

The Festival of Lights

Each year Hanukkah is celebrated by millions of people of the Jewish faith. ‘Hanukkah’ is Hebrew for dedication. The dedication to the temple in Jerusalem is celebrated with the festival of lights, a nightly lighting of the menorah.

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A Meditation Bracelet

Sit Stay Heal

When your creations lead you somewhere excellent, it feels serendipitous. As if the universe showers you with gifts. The Sit Stay Heal bracelet led me to the Rubin Museum of Art.

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My Wedding Jewelry

The World Is Born in a Hug

On October 8, 2017, I married my best friend Gili Getz. It was a glorious event.

 

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What a Year!

Resistance in Review

I wanted to start this post with a lighthearted list of resolutions. But here are some of my more serious highlights from this past year.

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Meet Alex B.

Love Thyself

I first met Alex at Abraço, my favorite cafe off E 7th and 1st. It was spring and there was an air of newness everywhere,  from the budding weeds in the sidewalk cracks to relationships starting and ending.

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Wear a Poem

Close to Your Heart

Bringing exceptional verse close to the heart has a been a mission of ours and a source of great inspiration. Here are three poems by masters of the pen, Khalil Gibran, Leah Goldberg, and Gertrude Stein.

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Green Tara Mantra Jewelry

The Rescuer From Bad Dreams

The earrings and pendant are designed in a beautiful Tibetan script. The mantra repeats twice with OM at the top and the bottom. These fine jewelry pieces are created in 18K gold and white diamonds pave and made to order.

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Meet Eileen Preiss

Imagine Peace

"What would make an impact on women in a very practical way, that would allow them to participate in establishment institutions, where they had been pretty much rejected?"

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Meet Kerry Ryan

Love, Life and Family

"I wanted something a little more personal to me, not only are the words beautiful and have meaning to me, but James Joyce is Irish and I grew up in Ireland so the words are a more intimate choice for me. My life is about love."

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Meet Blossom Leilani Crawford

Sing my song

We met with Blossom Leilani Crawford, at her sun-lit studio, Bridges Pilates, in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. A year prior, we created for her a custom necklace that says, "Sing my song KSG." 

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Meet Stephanie Caplan

Keeping the stars apart

We loved collaborating on this bracelet with calligrapher Stephanie Caplan, who like us, is inspired by the idea of words and typography in art.

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