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The Hottest Independent Jewelry Designers Share One Secret Weapon
For a certain category of elite jewelers, returning to the century-old style of art deco has been a proven moneymaker.
Even as art deco turns 100, some of the most prominent independent jewelers working today say it’s still inspiring them. Geometric motifs, stark whites and blacks, simple pops of color and repetitive structures are the common threads between pieces a century old and these modern masterpieces.
For designers Martin Katz, Nikos Koulis and Adam Neeley, the era’s rigid lines and strict shapes were a direct influence, but each has adapted them in different ways.