As such, there’s no wrong or right when it comes to her creative process. “I draw all the ideas that come to my mind,” she explained in an interview with Arcana Magazine. “When I like the shapes and random ideas I have got, I decide some viable pieces and I make samples in metal. After making, repeating and trying I put them all together to see how the family looks.”

Usually, Castel ends up choosing the roughest and most unpredictable shapes, explaining that those are often more attractive and tend to capture those elusive feelings that you can’t explain with words.

With a love of beauty in all its multitude and forms, Castel says she draws her inspiration from traveling around the world and experiencing different cultures and people. Her meaningful jewelry makes the perfect gift for a friend or yourself.

The post Naida C. Castel Creates Honest, Meaningful Jewelry appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“We just design what we love and what we want to wear,” the two shared in an interview with Vogue. “It is such a dream to see that people really respond to your vision of aesthetics and actually wear it.”

“There is so much available on the market but many collections feel impersonal and replaceable when in fact, jewelry is actually a very personal piece since you wear so close to the body,” they note. “There’s much more to it than just looking good. That’s the reason we were inspired to tell our own stories through our jewelry line.”

Both personal and stylish, their pieces include elements like green shells, coral, and jasper stones. There’s also an ethical and environmental core to their brand, as they make sure that the shells and coral they use are not on the protected species list. The pieces themselves are handmade by a collective of women who would otherwise be unemployed.

We know what pieces we’ll be rocking when quarantine is over…

The post This Brand Makes Jewelry That Actually Feels Personal appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“All I’ve ever really wanted is to spend my life making and being surrounded by beautiful things,” writes Tolles on her website. Made using polymer clay, each of her pieces is individually designed, pigmented, sculpted, and detailed by hand from start to finish. The end result is a one of a kind piece – the antithesis to mass-produced, fast fashion items.

Established in 2015, Tolles’ brand, Elysian Theory, values intentional craftsmanship. Named after her first name, Tolles explains that in classical mythology, the Elysian Fields were a dreamed about place of ultimate beauty and happiness. “Elysian means beautiful, blissful, and ethereal, and also happens to be one possible origin story for my name, Elyse,” she notes.

According to Tolles, she values greatly the opportunity to be a part of the transformative effect that can happen when a person looks and feels their best. That’s also where she finds inspiration.

“I’m constantly inspired by the nothing-short-of-magical feeling you get from wearing a gorgeous pair of statement earrings,” she says, “and it’s my greatest honor to be able to pass that along to you.”

The post Transform Your Look With Elysian Theory Earrings appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Originally from Kelowna and currently based in Vancouver, Carlson draws from her own background, being part Scandinavian and part Japanese. While the shapes and pops of color are borrowed from Scandinavian design, the subtle handmade intricacies of her designs echo Japanese art.

“I want my pieces to be eye-catching,” she told the Etsy blog. And eye-catching they are. “My jewelry-making process is self-taught,” she explains, “but it’s guided by what I was taught about design and construction.” With a background in apparel design, Carlson began experimenting with jewelry during a project at school where I worked with repurposed materials.

Incidentally, sustainability is equally important to her as the designs themselves. “There’s so much textile waste in the world, so I want to make the most of materials that are already out there,” she notes. According to Carlson, the main component of her products is recycled garments and scraps, making her accessories both ethical and stylish.

Check them out in the gallery below.

The post It’s All Fun and Games With Scandinazn appeared first on MobiSpirit.

A creative at heart, Thursday More soon felt antsy and decided it was time to do something creative with the free time she had. “I started making an inventory of my skills and what I’d like to do, and I decided I’d really enjoy working with fabric and drawing and colors,” she notes. “I had a few threads, so I tried embroidering, and it’s cliché, but it was love at first sight.”

Embroidery, as it turns out, also runs in her genes. “Creating is in my blood,” she explained on her website. “My maternal grandmother used to make quilts and sell it to farmers during the harvest season.” Thursday More also remembers how her mother used to sew pencil cases and throw pillowcases. “I used to sit under her sewing machine, cutting away the excess threads from the things she has made.”

Nowadays, her embroidery takes the form of jewelry, with her unique necklaces featuring floral patterns that add a touch of vintage chic to any outfit. See for yourself.

The post These Embroidered Necklaces Make the Perfect Gift appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“My inspiration is around me – in the garden and woodland near my house,” Trukhan shared in a post on Bored Panda. “Long time ago I painted plants with watercolor. But over time, I wanted to recreate their beauty in sculpture. Silver is a perfect material for making leaves, berries, flowers, and twigs. And I can implement my ideas with this metal.”

According to the artist’s Etsy store, she also creates tutorials about the wire wrap art which you can find on her blog.

You can see her detailed art pieces on her Instagram store. Aren’t they beautiful? Don’t forget to follow her for future updates.

The post Oksana Trukhan Makes Beautiful Jewelry Inspired By Nature appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Jewelry designers Elise Shatz and Shelby Scudder created Garbage with a clear agenda to minimize overproduction and waste. And so, while the materials are of fine quality, they are also sustainable.

Every component is sourced in the United States and assembled locally in New York’s jewelry district, with none of the production taking place somewhere the two designers can’t see with their own eyes. “We intend to keep it that way regardless of how much the business grows,” they write on their website.

“I always think about how the pieces last forever and I want to make some things that are like a stamp of the times that we’re living in right now,” said Shatz in an interview with i-d Magazine. “I’m probably going to pass these down to my kids if I ever have them. And I want these designs to be sort of representative of my life.”

Oh, and their jewelry is also extremely chic. Check it out for yourself:

The post The Sustainable Jewelry Brand to Sport This Holiday Season appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I think jewelry is an interesting medium because it’s worn on a body,” she explained in an interview with wertn. “In my jeweler practice, I try to explore how a piece of jewelry can interact with human body and am always looking for new functions and new ways of wearing it. It’s exciting for me to create a piece of jewelry that can highlight and celebrate a part of your body which you never thought could be a piece of jewelry.”

In one of her latest collections, tagged aptly as “Self Confidence Boosters”, Shinzato created ironic pieces of jewelry that aim to do just that. “Making this collection, I imagined what might happen if Japanese education starts pushing student’s confidence at school,” she explained.

“This collection is a little bit ironic and shows Japanese inflexible education in a way. Although it looks like boosting and helping your confidence, the piece actually limits the body movements and forces you to be in a particular position.”

“It was made for an exhibition of art teachers in Okinawa,” she added. “The theme of the exhibition was ‘school’, so I wanted to make something related to Japanese education. Japanese people are usually shy and humble. I think it’s because we have a uniform education.”

Take a look at some of her creations (ironic and otherwise) in the gallery below.

The post The Ironic Jewelry That Aims to Boost Your Confidence appeared first on MobiSpirit.

In this article, we present to you a Serbian jewelry artist who creates jewelry inspired by African culture and the beauty of African women. She makes all of her jewelry out of natural materials like wool, string, metal and colorful stones. Her pieces look magnificent on women of all shapes, colors and sizes, and they can be worn on stage and at some formal events, but also in everyday life. Her style is very unique, recognizable and bold.

The artist has 21k followers on her Instagram account @utopia_manufactory who are crazy about her jewelry, and the photos she takes of models wearing her pieces look elegant and empowering.  

Check some of the designs below!

The post Creating Africa-Inspired Jewelry From The Balkans appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Launched in 2018, Alter’s jewlery brand (based in NYC), Alterita, is known for it’s whimsical, beachy designs, and fresh feminine themes. Her newest collection features glass charms handmade locally by artist Mariko Makino at Brooklyn Glass studio.

“I’m very childish at heart,” said Alter in an interview with Teen Vogue. “I’m very connected to my younger self.” And talking about her current collection she added: “I was like, ‘What would I want to wear on the beach?’ I want to be wearing lemons. I want a headband.” 

Her accessories can be worn for festivals as well as the office (depending on what mood you’re in). Take a look at some of our favorite designs in the gallery below!

The post These Fruit-Shaped Accessories Give Us Summer Vibes appeared first on MobiSpirit.

As such, there’s no wrong or right when it comes to her creative process. “I draw all the ideas that come to my mind,” she explained in an interview with Arcana Magazine. “When I like the shapes and random ideas I have got, I decide some viable pieces and I make samples in metal. After making, repeating and trying I put them all together to see how the family looks.”

Usually, Castel ends up choosing the roughest and most unpredictable shapes, explaining that those are often more attractive and tend to capture those elusive feelings that you can’t explain with words.

With a love of beauty in all its multitude and forms, Castel says she draws her inspiration from traveling around the world and experiencing different cultures and people. Her meaningful jewelry makes the perfect gift for a friend or yourself.

The post Naida C. Castel Creates Honest, Meaningful Jewelry appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“We just design what we love and what we want to wear,” the two shared in an interview with Vogue. “It is such a dream to see that people really respond to your vision of aesthetics and actually wear it.”

“There is so much available on the market but many collections feel impersonal and replaceable when in fact, jewelry is actually a very personal piece since you wear so close to the body,” they note. “There’s much more to it than just looking good. That’s the reason we were inspired to tell our own stories through our jewelry line.”

Both personal and stylish, their pieces include elements like green shells, coral, and jasper stones. There’s also an ethical and environmental core to their brand, as they make sure that the shells and coral they use are not on the protected species list. The pieces themselves are handmade by a collective of women who would otherwise be unemployed.

We know what pieces we’ll be rocking when quarantine is over…

The post This Brand Makes Jewelry That Actually Feels Personal appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“All I’ve ever really wanted is to spend my life making and being surrounded by beautiful things,” writes Tolles on her website. Made using polymer clay, each of her pieces is individually designed, pigmented, sculpted, and detailed by hand from start to finish. The end result is a one of a kind piece – the antithesis to mass-produced, fast fashion items.

Established in 2015, Tolles’ brand, Elysian Theory, values intentional craftsmanship. Named after her first name, Tolles explains that in classical mythology, the Elysian Fields were a dreamed about place of ultimate beauty and happiness. “Elysian means beautiful, blissful, and ethereal, and also happens to be one possible origin story for my name, Elyse,” she notes.

According to Tolles, she values greatly the opportunity to be a part of the transformative effect that can happen when a person looks and feels their best. That’s also where she finds inspiration.

“I’m constantly inspired by the nothing-short-of-magical feeling you get from wearing a gorgeous pair of statement earrings,” she says, “and it’s my greatest honor to be able to pass that along to you.”

The post Transform Your Look With Elysian Theory Earrings appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Originally from Kelowna and currently based in Vancouver, Carlson draws from her own background, being part Scandinavian and part Japanese. While the shapes and pops of color are borrowed from Scandinavian design, the subtle handmade intricacies of her designs echo Japanese art.

“I want my pieces to be eye-catching,” she told the Etsy blog. And eye-catching they are. “My jewelry-making process is self-taught,” she explains, “but it’s guided by what I was taught about design and construction.” With a background in apparel design, Carlson began experimenting with jewelry during a project at school where I worked with repurposed materials.

Incidentally, sustainability is equally important to her as the designs themselves. “There’s so much textile waste in the world, so I want to make the most of materials that are already out there,” she notes. According to Carlson, the main component of her products is recycled garments and scraps, making her accessories both ethical and stylish.

Check them out in the gallery below.

The post It’s All Fun and Games With Scandinazn appeared first on MobiSpirit.

A creative at heart, Thursday More soon felt antsy and decided it was time to do something creative with the free time she had. “I started making an inventory of my skills and what I’d like to do, and I decided I’d really enjoy working with fabric and drawing and colors,” she notes. “I had a few threads, so I tried embroidering, and it’s cliché, but it was love at first sight.”

Embroidery, as it turns out, also runs in her genes. “Creating is in my blood,” she explained on her website. “My maternal grandmother used to make quilts and sell it to farmers during the harvest season.” Thursday More also remembers how her mother used to sew pencil cases and throw pillowcases. “I used to sit under her sewing machine, cutting away the excess threads from the things she has made.”

Nowadays, her embroidery takes the form of jewelry, with her unique necklaces featuring floral patterns that add a touch of vintage chic to any outfit. See for yourself.

The post These Embroidered Necklaces Make the Perfect Gift appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“My inspiration is around me – in the garden and woodland near my house,” Trukhan shared in a post on Bored Panda. “Long time ago I painted plants with watercolor. But over time, I wanted to recreate their beauty in sculpture. Silver is a perfect material for making leaves, berries, flowers, and twigs. And I can implement my ideas with this metal.”

According to the artist’s Etsy store, she also creates tutorials about the wire wrap art which you can find on her blog.

You can see her detailed art pieces on her Instagram store. Aren’t they beautiful? Don’t forget to follow her for future updates.

The post Oksana Trukhan Makes Beautiful Jewelry Inspired By Nature appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Jewelry designers Elise Shatz and Shelby Scudder created Garbage with a clear agenda to minimize overproduction and waste. And so, while the materials are of fine quality, they are also sustainable.

Every component is sourced in the United States and assembled locally in New York’s jewelry district, with none of the production taking place somewhere the two designers can’t see with their own eyes. “We intend to keep it that way regardless of how much the business grows,” they write on their website.

“I always think about how the pieces last forever and I want to make some things that are like a stamp of the times that we’re living in right now,” said Shatz in an interview with i-d Magazine. “I’m probably going to pass these down to my kids if I ever have them. And I want these designs to be sort of representative of my life.”

Oh, and their jewelry is also extremely chic. Check it out for yourself:

The post The Sustainable Jewelry Brand to Sport This Holiday Season appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I think jewelry is an interesting medium because it’s worn on a body,” she explained in an interview with wertn. “In my jeweler practice, I try to explore how a piece of jewelry can interact with human body and am always looking for new functions and new ways of wearing it. It’s exciting for me to create a piece of jewelry that can highlight and celebrate a part of your body which you never thought could be a piece of jewelry.”

In one of her latest collections, tagged aptly as “Self Confidence Boosters”, Shinzato created ironic pieces of jewelry that aim to do just that. “Making this collection, I imagined what might happen if Japanese education starts pushing student’s confidence at school,” she explained.

“This collection is a little bit ironic and shows Japanese inflexible education in a way. Although it looks like boosting and helping your confidence, the piece actually limits the body movements and forces you to be in a particular position.”

“It was made for an exhibition of art teachers in Okinawa,” she added. “The theme of the exhibition was ‘school’, so I wanted to make something related to Japanese education. Japanese people are usually shy and humble. I think it’s because we have a uniform education.”

Take a look at some of her creations (ironic and otherwise) in the gallery below.

The post The Ironic Jewelry That Aims to Boost Your Confidence appeared first on MobiSpirit.

In this article, we present to you a Serbian jewelry artist who creates jewelry inspired by African culture and the beauty of African women. She makes all of her jewelry out of natural materials like wool, string, metal and colorful stones. Her pieces look magnificent on women of all shapes, colors and sizes, and they can be worn on stage and at some formal events, but also in everyday life. Her style is very unique, recognizable and bold.

The artist has 21k followers on her Instagram account @utopia_manufactory who are crazy about her jewelry, and the photos she takes of models wearing her pieces look elegant and empowering.  

Check some of the designs below!

The post Creating Africa-Inspired Jewelry From The Balkans appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Launched in 2018, Alter’s jewlery brand (based in NYC), Alterita, is known for it’s whimsical, beachy designs, and fresh feminine themes. Her newest collection features glass charms handmade locally by artist Mariko Makino at Brooklyn Glass studio.

“I’m very childish at heart,” said Alter in an interview with Teen Vogue. “I’m very connected to my younger self.” And talking about her current collection she added: “I was like, ‘What would I want to wear on the beach?’ I want to be wearing lemons. I want a headband.” 

Her accessories can be worn for festivals as well as the office (depending on what mood you’re in). Take a look at some of our favorite designs in the gallery below!

The post These Fruit-Shaped Accessories Give Us Summer Vibes appeared first on MobiSpirit.