Four brands that run the gamut from fashion to jewelry that make food an important summer expression. From juicy strawberries to beautiful peas and tiny tomatoes. They've created pieces with joy and nostalgia for all those sunny days.
The Little Words Project
LWP has just launched the Farmer's Market collection of fruit and vegetable charms. A bulb of garlic, a slice of lemon, a bunch of grapes, an ear of corn. Ak a box of oranges and more, as well as new themed versions of their brand bracelets. This is Little Words' freshest mood, says company founder Adriana Carrig. And it can be offered as a gift for high school graduates or warm-weather birthdays.
“The Farmer's Market collection is more than sweet - the joke is meant to be. It's a celebration of joy, nostalgia and self-expression,” says Carrig. “This collection capitalizes on the moment with the unique perspective of the Little Words Project. I hope it serves as a reminder to embrace the little things. Still to enjoy what is sweet and to wear what makes us smile.».
London-based designer Jessica McCormack
Seek out the blooming orchards of the countryside. But also the delectable treats produced there for the new Fruit Salad collection 17 pieces.
Jessica McCormack is known for both 18-karat gold and intricately set pavé diamonds. And Fruit Salad fully commits to this look, using rubies, sapphires and emeralds. So as to accentuate the vibrant colors of her favorite fruits: peaches, apples, cherries and lemons. Each stone has been meticulously placed to bring out the natural shading as well as the tonal gradations of each fruit.
Fruit Salad also includes a fruit-filled version of McCormack's classic diamond necklace. The hero of the collection is the stunning pear pendant. It showcases a 20.25 ct. polished emerald, carved in the shape of a pear.
Cece jewellery
A small summer collection, For the Love of Fruit. It consists of five fruit pendants and a necklace that holds them all together. The brand describes the capsule as «a celebratory celebration of the fleeting sweetness of life».
Each pendant is made from 18-carat yellow gold in Cece Jewellery's signature buttery brushed gold tone. Also with champlevé enamel, star-shaped diamonds and engraving. And each fruit has a different meaning. Pear for beauty, peach for beauty, peach for abundance, cherry for desire and even lemon for purity.
What perhaps stands out is the Fig for Temptation charm. According to Cece Jewellery, the fig is a symbol of forbidden pleasure. Which also makes it a provocative fruit to wear in jewellery. Thanks to the brand's striking techniques and choice of colours, the fruit, with its purple-grey hue as well as its ripe flesh, looks ready to eat. A real summer treat.
British jeweller Anabela Chan
This week she launched her innovative Fruit Gems collection, which is a blend of art, science and jewellery. Synthetic gemstones are coloured with pigments and compounds from various fruits and vegetables. Chan's goal was to take something that would otherwise be wasted (in this case, food) and use it to make something valuable. And certainly wearable for generations.
«I love food stories - my favorite Netflix show is Chef's Table,» Chan says. «When I researched global food waste, I learned that an astonishing 40% of all food produced and disposed of in the West is discarded as unnecessary, every year. This equates to 9.5 million tonnes of food wasted in the UK every year. Even with 44 million tonnes of food ending up in landfill in the US alone every year.»
«I thought, what if we could get excellent fruits and vegetables beyond their expiration dates. But turn them into a new kind of gems synthesized from natural substances?»
Chan says it took her and her team four years to find methods to extract the colours she has in her Fruit Gems jewellery.
«We use carotenoids, which contribute to the red and orange colour, from dragon fruit and tomatoes; flavonoids, which contribute to the yellow colour, from carrots and lemons; betalains, which contribute to the red and purple colour from beetroot and purple sweet potatoes; anthocyanins, which contribute to the blue colour, from blueberries and spirulina; and green chlorophyll from spinach and plantain,» he explains.
Source: jckonline.com
