We're trying to raise awareness for the importance of saving coral and coral conservation, explains Tiffany & Co. Foundation president Fernanda M. Kellogg. To that end, nine jewelers and designers were enlisted to Replica rolex day date ii president watch rrx0904059 one-off baubles inspired by, but not using, coral. They include Vena Cava's Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai, Melissa Joy Manning, Monique Pan, Hannah Garrison, Kimberly McDonald, Jennifer Meyer, as well as Paloma Picasso, Frank Gehry and Jean Schlumberger, who are already part of Tiffany's design stable. The pieces will be auctioned off at the Web siteuntil April.
Tiffany has banned the use of coral since 2002, but, for the other designers, the project became an eye-opening experience. It prompted Oakland-based jeweler Manning, for instance, to discontinue the use of Replica rolex day date ii president watch rrx0904062 in her line. For this collection, she created a sculpted tree-coral necklace made of recycled silver and precious metal clay.What's intriguing about Coral Reinterpreted is the diversity of its lineup. McDonald's 18-Replica Rolex day-date-ii president watch rrx0904048 white and rose gold arm cuff, with its geode embellishment and brown rhodium finish, skews downtown and edgy, while Gehry's white gold and black pearl earrings work a cleaner and more classic mood.
We sifted through Ernest Hackel books as well as [the work of] Jacques Cousteau, say Mayock and Buhai of their spiky sterling silver ring, inspired by coral and sea-urchin textures.When you think about how many fish Replica Rolex Day-date-ii president watch rrx0904049 on coral for food and protection and [that] so many impoverished villages rely on the fish& .I think there needs to be much more transparency in terms of knowing where the coral is sourced, notes Pan. I mean, I don't think the consumer even realizes that coral is a living thing. Her own design, a 12-karat recycled gold and calcite pendant necklace, includes witty strands of coral-like vintage Bakelite.
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