What I wore to the Art Deco Ball in Avalon on Catalina Island last weekend, is a spectacularly accurate, miniaturized version of a diadem by Mauboussin by “Art Deco Jewelry – Heirlooms of Tomorrow” this one depicts a fountain.
Yay! DTLAlife.com is a new online magazine focusing on what is cool about living in downtown Los Angeles. Our loft/gallery space was featured along with an article I submitted. Very exciting! Claudia Endler Designs and Telemachus Studio architects talk about our gallery/studio space here at the Brewery Arts Complex and the power of design. The
Ten years ago Claudia Endler Designs collaborated with Telemachus Studio on hosting our Annual Chocolate Martini themed soiree’ to thank our clients and friends. In gratitude many of our clients have become friends and vice versa.
Because of my passion for excellent, intentional design and my love of creating jewelry, it fascinates me to see familiar shapes in unfamiliar contexts. Last year, I posted a blog about significance of a circle. This house and atelier, The Ring, by Marwan Zgheib
Sometimes I am inspired by the stone. This hand carved black onyx diagonally cut square, from award winning gem carver Steve Walters, inspired this piece, Black Sophisticate.
Hiromu Kira, (1898-1991) well known for his photo (above), “Man on Steps, Bowl (The Thinker).” As a Japanese-American photographer belonging to the pictorialist movement of the 1920s and ‘30s, Kira’s key design elements were geometric backgrounds and clean lines. When asked why he was a photographer, Kira responded,
There is power in the square. The square root is found in math and other things squared. We feel the square is stable and contains power but also highlights and compliments the circle. For us, the square means strength, security, stability, foundation, home.
The season of curb appeal hyper-drive is upon us! Curb appeal is something that people take into deep consideration. What color to paint the trim, which flowers and trees to plant, where to plant them, shutters or no shutters, etc. etc.
Inspired by the power and mystery of the cliffs that seem so strong against the forces of nature, this Hematite and sterling silver necklace is inspired by the architecture of these powerful structures.