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One of a Kind Jewelry by Roia O'Brien

Filed under: Accessories, Interviews

Victorian style earrings by Roia O'BrienToday's featured indie designer is San Francisco-based Roia O'Brien, who creates gorgeous one of a kind jewelry that hearkens back to the Old World and is sure to create a little mystery and glamor.

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Steampunk Jewelry by Noble Studios Ltd.

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Steampunk necklace by Noble Studios Ltd.We love the decadent, steampunk inspired jewelry of today's featured indie designer, Violette Noble of Noble Studios Ltd. We recently caught up with her to find out more about her dark Victorian designs.

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Indie Designer Interviews: Edera Jewelry

Filed under: Accessories, Vintage and Retro, Interviews

Edera JewelryWe love all of the amazing independent designers out there and we wanted to find out more about what makes these creative types tick. If you do too, check out more of our Indie Designer Interviews.

Today's featured indie artist is Ivy Long of Edera Jewelry. Ivy designs exquisitely beautiful, painstakingly intricate accessories inspired by the lace-making and bead crochet techniques of the Victorian and Renaissance eras.

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Steampunk jewelry by Rivkasmom blends the future and the past

Filed under: Accessories, Style in the News, Men, Daily Obsession


Steampunk is a counter-intuitive sci-fi concept. It's about the future, but set in the past, usually Victorian era England. The technology is pre-digital and steam-powered, but it's also quite modern and computer-driven. Analog computers, that is, that float over cities on dirigibles. See? Confusing. Let's stick to the aesthetics of it.

If you enjoyed the look of City of Lost Children, Van Helsing, Howl's Moving Castle or Lemony Snicket, then you like steampunk. One of the most distinctive visual characteristics is a quasi-Victorian mechanism, with lots of polished brass and clockworks.



Interested? Well, before you pull out the superglue and renovate your laptop, start by decorating yourself with some mechanically beautiful necklaces, cufflinks, earrings and brooches from Rivkasmom on Etsy. They really capture the essence of steampunk, with clocks, trains, balloons, and so much shiny brass! The items are all handmade, original designs, and one of a kind, so if you see something you like in the gallery, rush over to Etsy before some steampunk beats you to it!

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