ELSEWEAR Jewelry [别饰 / bié-shì] focuses on handcrafted contemporary heirlooms inspired by the rich tapestry of Chinese culture. By emphasizing cultural symbolism with artisanal quality, ELSEWEAR bridges the worlds of modern minimalism and heritage craft.
This Collection featured in the ‘Art of the Jewelry Box’ Group Exhibit revolves around jade [玉], a gemstone deeply revered and symbolic throughout Asia.
Diverse shades and cuts of jade are hand-selected and reinterpreted for contemporary sensibilities. Several jade stones featured in this series are one-of-a-kind family heirlooms from 1970s Hong Kong.
Each of the six jewelry pieces showcases jade in unique ways to express themes of old and new, masculine and feminine, and above all else, timeless and beautiful. By reframing this familiar stone through modern aesthetics, this collection adds to the storied legacy of jade for the 21st century.
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star jade ring
jade cufflinks
jade necklace
bouquet ring 1
bouquet earrings
bouquet ring 2
ELSEWEAR was founded by Audrey Yifei Li, a designer based in Brooklyn and Beijing. Li was trained as an architect and is a graduate from the Yale School of Architecture.
