

It also notes that they've collaborated with fashion designers, including Donna Karan, Christian Lacroix and the house of Chanel. A blog promoting Copenhagen suggests that Gerda and Nikolai Monies approach each piece of jewelry as if it were a sculpture. Unfortunately, there's very little information available on the designers or the firm.

It would be fascinating to know more about the inspiration and design process for Monies jewelry. Because it incorporates dense natural materials, Monies jewelry tends to be remarkably weighty. Approximately 21 inches long, it isn't going to disappear under the collar of your shirt. This necklace combines jute cord with irregular shards of polished rock crystal. Each piece comprises dramatic forms that catch the eye and demand attention. Not for the conservative dresser, Monies jewelry is definitely statement jewelry. The variations suggest the organic processes that created the mother of pearl while also enhancing their visual appeal Though mother of pearl can be polished and tinted to a uniform appearance, each bracelet varies slightly in color, texture and shape. The mother of pearl bracelets pictured above show evidence of this philosophy. The organic materials that give Monies jewelry its character are globally sourced and then crafted into jewelry that enhances the innate characteristics of each material. Based on seasonal themes, Production is a line of handcrafted multiples, while Unique (as the name suggests) is a collection of one-of-a-kind jewelry. Based in Copenhagen, their eponymous jewelry house produces two collections each year: Production and Unique.

Since the early 1970s, Gerda and Nikolai Monies have used fossils, petrified wood, animal bone, seeds, beach stones, jute and other organic materials to create dramatic, sculptural jewelry.
