Founded by Fernando Akasaka in 2006, FAKASAKA is dedicated to making innovative, conceptual and exclusive design objects for the home — the coolest being these stunning Frankie Skull Lamps. They look like they’d be perfectly at home in the living room of high-caliber mortality obsessed aesthetes like Alexander McQueen, Damien Hirst or Masaaki Homma (and […]

Some things don’t need to be over-explained. Such is the case with Alexis Bittar’s new pendant, simply titled “Reality TV Makes Me Sad”. Of course if you watch a lot of reality TV, chances are you’re kind of sad in the first place. And probably lonely. Then maybe you don’t need to spend $425 to […]

To mark their 12th anniversary, the Japanese label SWAGGER have collaborated with jewelry and accessory brand Garni to create several skull-themed pieces. The two pendants come in black or tan, and the two heavy rings are either polished or brushed silver. All the pieces also feature SWAGGER’s “SWG” scripted logo. Pick up the ring for […]

These may not be the most practical material for everyday dishware, or unbreakable fistware, but I’d argue they’re a household necessity. These China Knuckles — courtesy of Juliet Ames of The Broken Plate Pendant Company — are all cut from authentic blue Willow Ware china. And while these very breakable bad boys may be neither […]

Who needs to dig out a turkey anymore when you’re hard up for good luck? Now you can carry a wishbone around your neck all the time without ever having to break it in two, thereby making an already odd superstition sort of moot. The charm measures 13.5″x6.5″x2.25, is made from a 24k gold-plated alloy […]

I’m not sure what the political statement of this AK-47 necklace might be, but Complete Technique’s antique finish pendant at least sports some remarkable detailing — a very accurate replica of the Russian AK-47 machine gun scaled down to a pendant size. Ironically enough, the price of the necklace is probably more expensive than what […]

It’s been a pretty big week for Boomboxes here at LIAS, but we’re all about giving big ups to the classics so why not keep it going. After seeing Max’s paintings you may be wondering where you can get your own vintage boombox — except make it a silver pendant and throw it on a […]

San Francisco-based artist Markus Diebel has created a line of jewelry that benefits a good cause: the manymals. The idea behind the design was to create animal charms that hang naturally from the necklace as they would in their indigenous habitat. Each animal is hand sculpted and scaled down, then cast in sterling silver. The […]