Sweet Art Deco Koi Earrings in Sterling Silver *w/ buttercream ribbon* April 4th Age/Origin: Arts & Crafts Movement

Age/Origin: Arts & Crafts Movement

hoop jewelry stands out more than any other type of earring

chains continue to be one of the most versatile pieces of jewelry

the Greeks associated amethysts with the wine god

This shape is very prevalent in Austro-Hungarian jewelry

Sweet Art Deco Koi Earrings in Sterling Silver *w/ buttercream ribbon* April 4th Age/Origin: Arts & Crafts MovementThe jewelry designers of the Art Deco period embraced modernism and the advances in technological innovation and machinery. A new genre of design was born bold, geometric shapes with clean lines and symmetry, providing a more industrial feel. Art Deco also was influenced by motifs originally seen in China, Japan, and India. For example, koi is the Japanese word for 'carp', a brightly colored type of freshwater fish commonly used in Asian landscape and