Rina Limor Image

Originally uploaded by smomokomorton

there are few pleasures more enjoyed by yours truly than sitting in pajamas on my sofa, some pleasant background noise swirling around, as i devour magazines (mostly of the interior design and architectural persuasion, but thanks to my roommates, fashion mags are omni-present also). i’m not a packrat by nature but i have a hugely extensive collection of ripped, tattered and torn magazine articles and images that i find inspiring. for years now i’ve wondered what good this arsenal of good taste would do for me other than wet my taste buds with the things i shall likely never possess or experience, but with the birth of nakaknows i’ve seen the light.

i’ve tried religiously to log on to rina limor’s website every time i come across this add i cut out well over a year ago, but to no avail (maybe i’m doing something wrong, but check it out for yourself: www.rinalimor.com).

in addition to being a design magazine junky, i’m also an addict of unique and large jewelry. not to be confused with costume jewelry, i’m talking about the eye-catching dazzlers that seem to possess their own sort of panache…a certain je ne sais quoi, if you will. it’s not just the rich colored enamel that makes me yearn for these treats, beyond the immediate attention sought by the color, i’m drawn to the contrast of enamel to jewel and metal. the intricate and delicate bejeweling is anything but overwhelming, rather it softens this bangle to make it a statement of refined femininity rather than an overbearing wrist weight.

if anyone knows miss limor, tell her she’s an artist blessed with innovation as well as old-soul style. using the new of the colored enamel with the details reminiscent of ancient roman-time jewelry, she is a true artisan and i hope, for her sake as well as for the other jewelies (jewelry+groupies) that miss limor gets her website up and running once and for all.