Dirty Librarian Chains

Company: Dirty Librarian Chains is a unique jewelry collection that possesses an edgy, understated and yet slightly askew elegance. The finished pieces are meticulously composed, and a result of draping, knotting and tangling vintage costume jewelry into new designs. The current collection of Dirty Librarian Chains continues to incorporate reworked vintage costume jewelry that is hand picked from dead-stock as well as second-hand sources. The materials and components of each design constantly change based on what is available, making each piece one of a kind as well as creating a unique history that arises from the interaction of individual vintage components.

Retail Price Range: $50-175

Contact/location:

address: Brooklyn, NY
phone/fax: 512-585-8996 / 888-571-3727

email susan@dirtylibrarianchains.com
website www.dirtylibrarainachains.com

Contact person: Susan Domelsmith

Rust Belt

Company: Rust Belt makes jewelry sourced from re-purposed materials usinglow-impact, environmentally conscious practices. All work is handmade& can be special ordered in any metal.

Retail Price Range: $88-200

Contact/location:
address: Rust Belt432 Olive St

Philadelphia, PA19123

phone: 804.814.2126
email: page@rust-belt.org

website: www.rust-belt.org
Contact person: Page Neal

Stunning Details

Company: Stunning Details by Rhonda Reagan is a collection of handcrafted designer gemstone jewelry created with sterling silver and gold-filled wire and chain, semi-precious gemstones, and freshwater pearls. Rhonda uses many different jewelry making techniques including wire wrapping, traditional metalsmithing, resin, and more. Her Fall 2007 Collection focuses on metals and gemstones, incorporating them in new and exciting ways. The Spring 2008 Collection promises to be even more exciting with the addition of mixed metals, metalsmithing techniques, and custom-colored resin pieces.

Retail Price Ranges: $25-250

Contact/Location:
address: Stunning Details by Rhonda Reagan
1923 SE 11th Terrace
Cape Coral, FL 33990
phone: 239-634-3634
email: info@stunningdetails.com
website: www.stunningdetails.com
contact person: Rhonda Reagan

Glint Jewellery

Company: Glint is an exquisitely detailed but unfussy range of necklaces, bracelets and earrings made by hand in London by designer-maker Kate Wood.
The jewellery has a distinctive, time-worn look and yet retains a modern simplicity. Influenced by the repetition and subtle variations seen in organic forms, it achieves an effortless, natural appearance that belies its meticulous and time-consuming construction.

Retail Price Range: $60-700

Contact/location:
address: 43b St Mark's Rise, London E8 2NL
phone: +44 (0)20 3076 1466
email: kate@glintjewellery.co.uk
website: http://www.glintjewellery.co.uk
contact person: Kate Wood

Wendy Brandes

Company: Jewelry designer Wendy Brandes is strongly influenced by the history of powerful women and the jewelry they wore. Each piece in the 18K gold Vivat Regina collection is named for a different queen (Vivat Regina means "Long live the Queen" in Latin). The It Girls pieces take their names and personalities from cool women ranging from kings' paramours to Swinging '60s chicks to fabulous family and friends. The Eden collection is inspired by nature. The line is available online and at Kaviar andKind in Los Angeles, Calif.

Retail Price Range: $450-14,000

Location/Contact:
email: wbjewelry@gmail.com
website: www.wendybrandes.com
contact person: Wendy Brandes

Steel Couture

Company: Designer Lisa Fortin has been creating jewelry and accessories from within New York City’s most progressive neighborhoods for nearly 10 years. She recently relocated from the burgeoning art community of Bushwick to Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s well-established heart of music, art, and fashion. Steel Couture is what happens when rigid materials such as steel, brass, 14K gold, and sterling silver are manipulated to create soft and feminine shapes. Each piece reflects Lisa’s innovative styling, intricate attention to detail, and rock-n-roll aesthetic. Distinctive findings keep her work fresh and unique; the craft of chainmail has become Lisa's signature style.

Retail price range: $40-240

Location/contact:
address- 146 N 7th St. Brooklyn NY 11211phone/fax- 646.260.5595

email: lisa@steelcouture.com

website: steelcouture.com

contact person: Lisa

Polli

Company: Polli creates unique and contemporary jewellery, designed and made in Australia. Using materials like stainless steel and anodized aluminum Polli is a hybrid of both product and fashion design. The designs feature intricate patterns inspired by different cultures including Japanese, Scandinavian and Middle Eastern.

Retail Price Range: $40-200

Location/Contact: Polli Pty Ltd
address – 155 St Johns Road Glebe NSW 2037 AUSTRALIA
phone/fax - + 61 2 9692 8730 / + 61 2 9692 8736
email – info@polli.com.au
website – http://www.polli.com.au/
contact person – Tess Lloyd or Maja Bartlett