My friend Jaci is traveling in the Middle East and taking fabulous pictures, a few of which included photos of Faloncry. This reminded me of an Italian Jewelry company I had read about that makes outrageously diamond studded, gold threaded, leather and crocodile falcon hoods for Abu Dhabi. Read more
Bloggers are all a twitter (pun intended) about the latest news about LaSer eye jewellery, a line of real gold and diamond contact lens created by Chandrashekhar Chawan PhD Optometrist & Ocularist, for his Shekhar Eye Research. Read more
Pat Says Now, a swiss company that makes both luxury and novelty computer mice, laptop sleeves and flash drives, offers real 18k gold 3-button optical USB computer mice studded with genuine diamonds in either a flower or a scattered pattern. Read more
Looking for an incredibly personal and decadent gift to give someone special? How about a custom portrait made of diamonds and sapphires and set in 18k gold? Too much? Okay, then how about some semi-precious stones set in sterling silver? Either way, Gemstone Creative of the UK can make it for you. Read more
above: one from each of Hirst’s series; Hypnotic, Transcendent and Hallucinatory Heads.
A lot of blogs have been covering artist Michael Leon‘s colored gypsum skulls lately and I’ve seen many a post on everything from crayon skulls to skull flash drives. But if you’re an art fan and a skull fan, I can’t think of a more fun combination that the series of Damien Hirst’s ‘spinner’ painted skulls. Read more