Ken & Dana design holiday party and jewelry sale

Last night I got the chance to meet the designers behind the haute jewelry line Ken & Dana design at the GenArt Styles 2009 Awards/Shop NYC event. If you thought the jewelry looked amazing online, wait until you see them in person! I almost picked up the Geometric Brass Cube Ring and the RIGHTS silver two finger ring but held off since the designers let me know that they’re having a holiday party and sale tonight. If you’re in NYC, you’re invited too! Here are the details:

What: Ken & Dana design holiday party and jewelry sale
Why: Drinks, music, & jewelry
When: Dec 3rd, 6-10pm
Where: 231 West 29th Street, No. 503, New York, NY 10001

Maybe I’ll get my rings tonight. Stay tuned!

A rock in a hard place: Ken and Dana Design natural rough amethyst ring

When it comes to jewelry, sometimes we like it rough. Smooth, polished stones are nice, but rough cut gems gives us that little extra edge. The handmade pieces from Ken and Dana Design satisfy our needs.

For their ‘Graffiti’ series, they explored New York’s street art and were drawn to the significance of what was written on as much as the writing itself, and the relationship between the art and New York’s buildings became the inspiration for their “geometry” series.

Though the Geometric Brass Cube ring and Natural Rough Pyrite ring first caught our keen art eye, the Street-inspired Natural Rough Amethyst ring is our personal fave. Equal parts rough and romantic, this purple hued gemstone is pretty despite it’s natural state, but the two-finger style adds a slight bit of a of ‘downtown’ feel.

Cause it’s rough in these parts.

$345, Ken and Dana Design