11 Feb
Up recycling bottle caps into fine jewelry

Yoav Kotik designs his Kotik Precious Metal collection of earrings, brooches, rings, bracelets, necklaces and pendents from discarded bottle caps. Although they’re called “Precious Metals”, I’m not sure I see any actual precious metals — unless he’s being ironic, of course. Absorbing the pop iconography of these brands and their well marketed images — eg […]


4 Feb
Wear your addictions proudly

Now I’m the last person to judge anyone for their vices, lord knows that. But when Cast of Vices declare their collection of jewelry “casts a critical eye on pop culture and our obsession with self-medication and addiction,” I kinda have to call bullshit on that. I mean, who’s gonna wear a silver Miller High […]