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| Brass Nimue Bangle Bracelet |
Visitors can drive up a mountain trail in
order to take in a breathtaking view of the sandy landscape. Trinidad-Tobago is also the ancestral home of Jade Gedeon.
Gedeon’s 10-year-old, Boston-based jewelry brand, We Dream in Colour, highlights a
striking earthy aesthetic fashioned largely from verdigris (green patina)
covered brass metal.
Gedeon’s design approach is nothing short of statement
making. Even the item names such as
Valencia and Noemi underscore the glamorous, exotic design quality. Many have
impressive scope like the brand’s Lae
Necklace a stunning creation of a super-sized carved and polished shell
suspended from a dyed cotton cord.
Forms of begonia and fern leaves in particular evoke the
image of Mother Nature emerging from a mist encapsulated forest as the morning
sun creates a hazy aura around her. Of
course this scene would be incomplete without her wearing WDC’s Grand Naiad Necklace that features the
brassy semblances of a beetle and dragonfly teetering amongst life-like brass
leaves.
“Our patina is developed using a natural salt water
process. I love a good patina. It adds depth to something that can be fairly
frivolous,” says Gedeon of her affordable jewelry line.
In fact, these leaf-inspired jewelry pieces are so
commanding two separate costume designers (Deborah Lynn Scott and Susan Lyall) working
on two very different films (Transformers:
Revenge of the Fallen, and The Beaver)
selected the Naida Mini Earrings to
adorn actors Isabel Lucas and Jennifer Lawrence.
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| Isabel Lucas (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) LEFT; and Jennifer Lawrence (The Beaver) RIGHT wearing Naiad Mini Earrings |
Incidentally, the brand’s powerful cuff bracelets, pendant
necklaces and link bracelets have also graced the pages of such popular
magazines as US Weekly, Marie Claire and InStyle.
Alongside verdigris counterparts the collections also feature warm brass hues that take on
animal and heavenly forms in the guise of swallows, octopi, the moon and
snakes. In other cases, solid brass is drenched with
lead-free colored enamel or beautiful vintage crystals. The Cybele
Bracelet is an innovative and eco-friendly design cultivated from faceted
strips of steel.
“Cut steel was created as an alternative to diamonds,” says
Gedeon. “The steel studs of the Cybele Bracelet were pieced together by
hand for an amazingly radiant result.”’
Like many who venture into the field of jewelry making,
Gedeon possesses an innate talent for painting and drawing. Her gift garnered a scholarship to New York’s
Pratt Institute where she studied industrial
design. Her talent also granted her an
invitation to study at Copenhagen’s Danish
Design School where she explored furniture design.
Though potentially ego boosting, Gedeon saw these advantages as opportunities to broaden her skills and test her aptitudes. “I took a jewelry metalworking class while I studied at Pratt Institute. I enjoyed it immensely,” she beams.
“In 2002, after some encouragement from a friend, I decided
to put my art background to work to create wonderful things.
The name of my brand comes from an old art
project I did in school and I thought it fit the style of jewelry I wanted to
make,” she acknowledges.
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| Lae Necklace with Polished Shell Hung from Dyed Cotton Cord |
“I love the idea of crafting a design with care that
will be loved by its owner and that will continue to grow more beautiful with
age and handling and even have a history beyond one person.”
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