Posts Tagged jewelry
Astronauts & Scientists Cross
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on December 21, 2009
A lovely cross made up of Space Shuttles and Apollo Capsules:
Four figures of Space Shuttles make up body of our cross, while four Apollo Lunar Modules radiate out from the center. The space vehicles all point to their ultimate destination – the golden brilliance of the stars and the cosmos itself!
The elements of our Astronauts Cross come together to honor all those who have contributed to Humankind’s exploration of space. We honor the brave men and women of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and the Shuttle programs as well as the early programs of the NACA that took us through the sound barrier and to the outer regions of the atmosphere. We honor all those involved in current space research and engineering such as those involved in the Constellation program which will establish the first human colony on the moon. And most especially, we commemorate our three Astronauts who died in the fire onboard Apollo1, the crews of the Space Shuttles Challenger (STS-51L) and Columbia (STS-107), as well as all the unheralded test pilots, the cosmonauts of SOYUZ 1 and SOYUZ 11, and all the others who have given the ultimate sacrifice to advance science and our quest to reach out beyond the boundaries of Mother Earth.
Part of the purchase price goes to the Astronauts Scholarship Foundation, which is pretty cool.
Shooting Star Pendant
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on October 30, 2009
A striking pendant in sterling silver. And suddenly it reminds me very much of a cookie press insert. But spacey.
Diamond Milky Way
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories, Museums & Exhibits on October 27, 2009
Photo © C. Philip Hersey Photographer, Ltd
I spotted this necklace in a small mention of a new exhibit at The Field Museum in Chicago, The Nature of Diamonds. “Milky Way” and “necklace” were all I needed to read before I scurried off to the Vast and Wonderous Intarwebs to find a larger picture, and luckily, a description!
“Milky Way” Necklace: This voluminous necklace, designed by Dieter Huebner, sponsored by Brinkhaus Jewelers, is adorned with 2,000 luminous diamonds.
The “Milky Way” necklace was designed in 2000 as a celebration and ode to the millennium.
Judging from the descriptive term “voluminous”, and taking into account the 2,000 diamonds, I can safely say this bauble is out of the realm of possible purchases, for, well, ANYBODY. All the same, I’d love to see it around a neck, for scale if nothing else.
Fancy Rockets
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on October 19, 2009
Been a while since I’ve done a jewelry search for spacey things! Above, a quite awesome rocketship pin; below, a more abstract rocket launch necklace.
Metalgami
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on April 13, 2009
I found this when researching last Friday’s picspam, but it’s so spectacularly different that it needs a post of its own!
Silver Metalgami Dangling Rocket Ship and Ninja Star Pendant & Necklace
Three-dimensional silver origami rocket pendant blasting off to the stars on a Sterling Silver necklace. The handmade pendant is finely detailed and carefully crafted of fine silver (.999).
Since the sculptures are individually hand folded (not cast), each piece has slight variations.
(Emphasis mine, above. I just can’t believe it’s HAND FOLDED, AT THAT SIZE. Holy sharp eyes and precise fingers, Batman!!)
Silver Rockets
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on April 10, 2009
The jeweler behind this silver rocket put it well, I think:
A great blast from the past. The classic rocket ship shape is one we all know and love from comics, cartoons and vintage Sci-Fi.
Indeed, I’m sure I’m not the only one with immense fondness for a shape that could not conceivably stand up on a launch pad… so this week it’s all about JEWELRY-SPAM! :D
Nine Planets Ring
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on April 8, 2009
I actually found this men’s ring while flipping through the back of an Astronomy magazine. I love meteorite jewelry, and since this has planets on it as well, I immediately pulled up the website.
This ring features a complete band of Gibeon Meteorite framed and mounted in an 18k gold band. The meteorite has been etched with nitric acid to reveal the characteristic patterns, or Widmanstatten figures, of iron meteorites, and set with 9 gemstones representing the inner planets of our Solar System. Mercury is represented by a rust colored Sapphire, Venus a golden Sapphire, Earth an irradiated blue Diamond, Mars a Ruby, Jupiter an Opal, Saturn a Cats Eye Chrysoberyl with an inlaid 24k gold ring, Uranus a green Sapphire, Neptune a blue Sapphire and Pluto a black Diamond. What really makes this ring special is that the band of meteorite spins independent of the gold ring, so when it is on, the planets rotate around the wearer’s finger.
The price isn’t for the faint of heart, but it is quite beautiful..!
Moonrocks and satellites
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on October 27, 2008
What appeals to me about this set of stacking rings is their rugged finish — they remind me of fusion-crusty meteorites and worn, pitted (by cosmic rays and space dust?) metal. The rose gold adds a striking note of purity amongst all that patina.
A pair of delicate stacking rings in sterling silver and red (rose) gold.
One little moonrock with an orbiting 9 carat gold satellite, both on delicate bands. The silver is oxidised, then the surface of the moonrock is polished back to bright, leaving the craters contrasting. The bands are left black and buffed to shininess, like coal.
The Planet and the Star
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on October 13, 2008
This asymmetric planet necklace is from a commenter’s Etsy shop — once I looked at their profile, I had to see if they had something “spacey”, because I just love wood. The wooden halves remind me of moon (or planet!) phases, and the plainness of the chain really adds an “orbit” feel. (I don’t normally like asymmetrical jewelry, and it takes phenomenal effort on my part to MAKE asymmetrical jewelry, but there’s just something about this piece..!)
3dots has some beautiful stuff in her shop, check it out!
Space race pendant
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on July 4, 2008
A great pendant of sterling silver, copper and brass with three retro-styled rockets. Comes with whimsical story to match!
This medal is traditionally presented to the victorious pilot of the Interplanetary Federation of Rocket Racers in its annual Solar System Slalom. The event was limited to pre-27th Century liquid fuel rockets in the late 34th Century, and special restrictions were put in place regarding the use of time travel to “supercharge” older rockets. This actual medal was one of the many won by the famous Space Pirate Henrietta, who was the winner of 376 consecutive races until she was caught circumventing the aforementioned time travel restriction and was forced to sell off her medals in order to fund her (ultimately fruitless) legal defense.
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