Floating all around us, infinite like universe... is every idea and expression that ever was, ever will be.
Black ceramic 'Shining Stars' floating-diamonds ring in 18k yellow gold. Royal Asscher & Reena Ahluwalia.
On Balance
Painters hang from suspended wires on the Brooklyn Bridge, 1914. Image: AP photo / New York City Archives.
"Design is the search for a magical balance between intuition and reason; concept and detail; playfulness and formality." — Valerie Pettis
Need for balance is one of the most important influences on human perception.
We look for it, we strive for it.
And yet, it takes work.
Harold Lloyd, a silent film comedian, performs a headstand on the edge of a skyscraper. 1930s.
Joe Steinmetz balancing five eggs on the edge of a knife. 1939. Image: Via Florida Memory
It's pure magic, when we arrive at it!
Royal Asscher Limited Edition 'Diamond Jubilee Stars' Collection designed by Reena Ahluwalia. Collection especially made in honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. The colors of the diamonds - pink, blue and white resemble the three colors of The Union Jack, the British National Flag.
Gatsby | Glamour | Jewels
Image: Vogue.fr. Title image: Reena Ahluwalia
“The party has begun.” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Buzzing all around with anticipation is director Baz Luhrmann's brilliant interpretation of 1920s high society in his film adaptation of The Great Gatsby novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The Roaring Twenties, 'The Jazz Age' was nothing if not exuberant, giddy, indulgent, decadent, sumptuous, bejewelled and bewitching.
Image: Movie still from Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby
Images: Erté cover, Harper's Bazaar. 1920 & Erté illustrations
Images: Ziegfeld Follies Broadway shows. 1920s
Channeling The Great Gatsby are these magnificent jewels by designer Reena Ahluwalia!
'Sensuous' Diamond Body Ornament by Reena Ahluwalia. De Beers Diamonds - International Awards 2000. White Diamonds: 196.56 Carats, 2409 diamonds, 18K White Gold.
85-carat 'Eternal' Diamond Necklace by Reena Ahluwalia with Forevermark.
Texture is...
Generative drawing by Leonardo Solaas.
Texture is much more than physical composition or structure (it is that too). Populations, countries, communities, art, music, ideas, thoughts...are textural as well. Moving, shifting and never static.
‘Ethereal Rhapsody’ necklace by Reena Ahluwalia. Inspiration for ‘Ethereal Rhapsody’ came from the Pleiades star clusters also know as Seven Sisters in the Greek mythology. Tahitian pearls, black diamonds, white diamonds, 18 K white gold. Winner of Tahitian Pearl Trophy.