Sometimes I’m amazed at how events develop. Late last month, I was having lunch with an old friend/co-worker from my corporate days at Charles Schwab. He mentioned to me how his wife was going on about scarf rings for Christmas gifts. She had just returned from Europe where they were all the rage…something I had really never thought about designing. Within the next week, I had a joint gallery opening with abstract photographer and silk wear designer Klaus Lange at The ArtPeople Gallery here in San Francisco. So I put two and two together, and knocked out some scarf rings to accompany Klaus’ silk scarves. The artists reception was on Nov 6th, and the scarf rings were a home run! Not bad for a 10 day turnaround.
Below are pictures of my two current scarf ring designs in Copper and Sterling Silver, along with some of the exhibition photos. Over the next few months, I’ll be working on more designs in Vermeil and Bronze, so stay tuned….
Chased Copper Scarf Ring
Red Wheat Silk Chiffon Scarf by Klaus Lange
Chased Sterling Silver Scarf Ring
Surfer Dude Chiffon Scarf by Klaus Lange
Hi John,
It’s great to read about how you incorporated customer suggestions into your design process. I love these scarf rings and can’t wait to see more of your designs.
Thanks for sharing,
Lisa
I typically work with horn scarf accessories but these are beautiful! I love the look of the silver and believe that it looks much lighter than the typical chaine d’ancre in palladium. They seem very versatile also.
Great work!