Kazuko: A Good Egg

I have absolutely and madly fallen in love with Kazuko.  If you have been reading the RARE vintage blog or shopping our storefront on 1stdibs, you will have seen our latest collection and will know that I am not the only one who has fallen with Kazuko by how quickly the pieces sell.

Our new piece is a large size pendant in clear crystal quartz and beautifully wrapped in gold wire.  We have nicknamed it 'The Egg' because of its shape.  And what a good egg it is.

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An Important Collection of Tina Chow: Tanabata Necklace

When the stars align... 

Here is the baby I would love to call my own and tuck into bed at night.  This is the bedtime story I would tell it:

Once upon a time there was a weaver Princess and a herder Prince who lived in the heavens.  They met,  fell in love and soon forgot all about their responsibilites.  The princess ceased weaving and the prince let his herd wander off.   The King became angry and banished them to opposite ends of the Milky Way.  He allowed them to meet just once a year on the Tanabata, the seventh day of the seventh month.  (I guess this is what they mean by star crossed lovers.)  

Tina Chow's spectacular Tanabata necklace consists of twenty two unique rock crystal pebbles, each wrapped in thin strips of bamboo.  

Here is a photo of Tina surrounded by similar pieces:

An Important Collection of Tina Chow: Saturn Rock Crystal Cuff

A dream of beauty and artistry continues...

Tina Chow's Saturn bracelet is a substantial piece cut from a single piece of rock crystal and wrapped in thin strips of bamboo.  

Everyone has been going crazy for the cuffs and for obvious reason.  They are extraordinary and iconic.  In so many photographs of Tina Chow, we see her wearing her Kyoto bracelet with either a wide crystal cuff or a piece similar to this Saturn bracelet.  

1988 David Seidner photo

Tomorrow comes perhaps my favorite piece.  Well, really I love them all...