I have been fascinated by leather ever since my college days. I did my final year elective in Leather design and also worked on a project with a leather accessories company in 2011 -12. So for Spring summer 2013 I decided to take some inspiration from winter months & festivities and combine them with things that are quintessentially spring to create Rhapsody – Leather jewelry collection, thats all about celebration regardless of the season.
My color palette comprises of warm colors like red, fuchsia, wine, rose gold, brown, burnt orange along with cool colors like green and light blue. to me things like robin eggs, bird’s nests and mango leaves along with quills (feathers) and roses represent spring while the rose gold (of the chocolate chip cookie necklace), wine and burnt orange are reminiscent of winter festivities by the glow of twinkling lights and the crackling of fire. Here are some pieces of the Rhapsody – Leather Jewelry collection.
Red & pink roses necklace – leather roses in deep red, salmon & hot pink, edged with gold and set as a bib necklace with pearl and metal bead embellishments
Mango Leaves Leather necklace with green wooden beads and blue acrylic beads. The leather leaves have been hand painted, copper edged and glazed
Brown & copper birds nest with Blue Robin eggs, combined with Mina beads and acrylic rose bead sto create the beauty of spring
The pieces have been hand crafted from the fine sheep leather and the necklaces have been backed with felt wherever necessary.
Birds nest wine & pink earrings with rhinestone ball beads and glass bead drops
I have used techniques like braiding, heat moulding, hand painting and glazing. All the closures are brass, as I see leather aiding the oxidation of silver/ silver plating. The techniques used are western, the result however is strikingly Indian, unlike anything that one would commonly associate with leather jewelry. That is the USP of this collection.
Rhapsody – Leather jewelry collection inspired by the festivities of all four seasons. The collection utilizes seemingly western techniques to product Indian pieces. Check out the full collection at Rhapsody
I hope that you find it interesting
Cheers
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