Jewelery for Typography Lovers

{ posted by Jen James, designer/illustrator }

I found an amazing jewelry maker on Friday's post on Swiss Miss, and it reminded me of some other typography-inspired accessories I've seen.

Littlefly explains his process better than I could, so here it is in his own words:

"Paper is many things: a carrier of text, illustration, history and emotion.

Jeremy May has captured the beauty of paper via a unique laminating process. Littlefly jewelery is made by laminating hundreds sheets of paper together, then carefully finishing to a high gloss. The paper is selected and carefully removed from a book, and the jewelry re-inserted in the excavated space.

Each piece is impossible to replicate, and is unique to the  wearer. The beauty of the jewels extends within the piece: text and images pass all the way though the object, only exposed at the surfaces – giving a tantalizing glimpse of the book within."

 

 

 

Here are some pieces from other jewelry makers that also pay homage to the written word, all found on Etsy.

vintage typewriter "K" ring

brass moveable type "M" pendant

colon/semicolon cuff links

various keys bracelet

Comments

[Natalie Diener]

I just started reading your blog and I'm already in love. =) I just got a vintage typewriter (carrying case and secretary's handbook and all!) and those paper rings are definitely helping me with some new ideas... Looking forward to following your blog!