The future of jewelry design is bright– 3D printing, vintage upcycling, and new interpretations of ways to wear. We’ve handpicked a list of amazing jewelry designers to keep an eye out for next time you need a show-stopping accessory.
The act of adorning one’s body is one of the oldest and longest-standing human traditions. Whether to signal wealth, status, style, intelligence, or something else throughout history, jewelry remains a key element within fashion.
Modern jewelry designers are changing the ways we think about jewelry– and how we wear it. Their techniques are inspired by the rich history of the craft, but their results are stunningly original.
Fangophilia
Tokyo-based jewelry designer Fangophilia takes bespoke to the next level.
The neoteric brand creates stunning jewelry by taking precise molds of the body– teeth, fingers, ears– to create custom-made pieces that fit perfectly to the wearer’s body. The brand specializes in grillz and hinged jewelry that moves intuitively with the human form.
Creator Taro Hanabusa worked as a dentist while experimenting with dental techniques to take molds of the body, which he then transformed into custom jewelry. Because of his dental training, the brand’s selection of grillz, tooth bangles (molds of the teeth rounded into a bracelet), and metal fangs stand out.
Jewelry like this can act as form of body modification, broadening the ways in which we understand our physicality, gender, and mobility. In addition to aesthetics, jewelry like this can offer protection and even represent a synthetic form of evolution.
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Joshua Myszczynski
Designer Joshua Myszczynski stands for versatility.
His work falls somewhere between past and future– it is distinctly of the present. Some works are interpretations of older styles, like ornately engraved rings and cameo necklaces. Other creations feel more playful and imaginative, like his silver charm creatures or cuban link bracelets, with sci-fi embellishments.
This approach to modern jewelry is exciting. By pulling inspiration from the rich history of the the art of jewelry-making, Myszczynski is able to create designs that are true originals.
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Agustina Ros
Argentinian artist, Agustina Ros, works with glass to create breathtaking jewelry and decor. A more delicate medium means that her work must be worn consciously, with care for the material. Ros specializes in glass-blowing and is pushing the boundaries of what glass is used to create.
She creates jewelry, decor, and has collaborated with fashion designers like Heliot Emil at Paris Fashion Week.
“It’s a lot of effort but I think society is starting to value uniqueness again. Years ago, we were far from that. But now, we’re moving back towards valuing craftsmanship, art, and the one-of-a-kind pieces.”
Agustina Ros for Hube Magazine
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886lab
886lab is a 3D-printed accessories brand that produces stunningly complex, avant-garde jewelry. The brand uses plant-based materials, and pulls its main inspirations from the organic world and antique styles. The brand is based in London, and offers bespoke commissions.
“Our designs draw inspiration from both natural and artifact structures, developed to explore the realm of possibilities grounded in the core concept of the ancient future.”
886lab
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Baggira
Baggira is new-wave jewelry inspired by nature, and executed in an entirely fresh way. Each piece conveys the remarkable drama of the natural world– see their exquisite orchid earrings below. The brand uses silver, stones, 3D modeling, and hand-formed clay.
The past, present, and future inform the label’s concepts of design.
Humanity has always had the same source materials for creation and living: this is nature. And each generation distributes them in its own way: this is history. And the way is the science.
Baggira
In using technology to generate nature-inspired designs, the brand is creating a new pathway from the high-tech human world back to the natural.
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Filoza
Jewelry designer Filoza creates cyber-influenced designs that experiment with how we wear accessories.
“Lethal weapons designed as wearable jewelry.”
Filoza
The idea of weapons as jewelry suggests that those who wear these accessories may need protection, and the pieces– worn directly on the face– are there to offer it. The brand specializes in these futuristic facial pieces, in addition to delicately dangerous silver necklaces, rings, and bracelets. Jewelry evolving towards functionality, in tandem with the rapid evolution of technology, offers a new world of possibility.
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Hotnails
Hotnails is an “impermanent art installation” executed through nail art. Nail art as a form of jewelry is a modern approach to the art-form, marked by its impermanence.
The Montreal-based brand repurposes old electronics, deadstock objects, and vintage-inspirations to create dazzlingly conspicuous nails, usually sold 1/1.
Accessorizing is already a personal affair. Using material that has been repurposed from its original intent means that a history is already built-in. Hotnails’ maximalist designs encourage the wearer to consider the evolution of time, impermanence, and the life cycle of electronics.
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Loki Dolor
More than ever, jewelry designers are using 3D printing to make their creations come to life. Experimental designer Loki Dolor uses the medium to create fantastical wearable sculptures and cybernetic jewelry.
The Paris-based brand draws inspiration from the natural and the supernatural, shown above in their Nudibranch ring. Other designs have an organic fluidity that move with the human body, and are designed custom for the wearer’s face and body.
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Pia Glassworks
Pia is a queer Argentinian jewelry designer and experimental artist based in Barcelona. She expertly uses glassblowing and flameworking techniques to build her dream-like world of wearable art.
Pia plays with acceptance and resistance through the volatility of her medium. Through these fluid and abstract designs, Pia challenges societal perspectives on identity and diversity.
“Her pieces not only emphasize the fragility of the material but also evoke a sense of resilience and connection to the multiple realities coexisting within our experience.”
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Raphael Everdeen
Raphael Everdeen is a Paris-based object and jewelry designer. He merges 3D modeling with hands-on craftsmanship to create one-of-a-kind brass and silver pieces. His designs are reproductions of everyday objects and address themes of positive reinforcement and reward-systems, leading to questions of how they drive our commercial society in both helpful and harmful ways.
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It is clear that the craft of jewelry design is evolving in innovative and inspiring ways, thanks to a rich history of experimentation and creativity. Emerging designers are unafraid to reframe what accessorizing means, assuring that maximalists everywhere have a lot to be excited about.
Written and organized by Kate Wallner
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