earrings 18kt yellow gold
necklace 18kt white + yellow gold beads with stones
necklace/clasp 18kt white + yellow gold
bracelet 18kt white + yellow gold + silver
These are pieces from an Israeli designer friend of ours, Amitai Kav. Every part of each piece is hand forged and fabricated. He's a self-taught designer and brings influence from his studies in dance and movement notation. Other influences are precision machinery, human anatomy, Art Nouveau, Baroque, and even Chinese, Egyptian, and Middle Eastern motifs.
These are pieces from an Israeli designer friend of ours, Amitai Kav. Every part of each piece is hand forged and fabricated. He's a self-taught designer and brings influence from his studies in dance and movement notation. Other influences are precision machinery, human anatomy, Art Nouveau, Baroque, and even Chinese, Egyptian, and Middle Eastern motifs.
We love his work because not only is it unique but its obvious how much 'work' and attention to detail goes into his pieces. He crafts every bead that he uses for bead necklaces and earrings. His clasps are integrated into the overall design...so much so, that for some of his necklaces the clasp is the 'jewelry'. The picture above the bracelet image is a prime example. The clasp is the decorative focus and its sooo beautiful!
Amitai's jewelry has been and is worn by state and world leaders. From his website:
"Amitai created the Dove of Peace which became the recognized symbol of the Middle East peace process. The Doves were worn by Reuma Weizmann, wife of the President of the State of Israel, and Queen Nur, wife of King Hussein of Jordan, at the historic ceremonial signing of the peace agreement between the two States. During the ceremonies surrounding the signing, Hillary Clinton and Leah Rabin also wore art jewelry created by Amitai Kav. It is most unusual for the wives of all the major participants in such a momentous event to wear jewelry designed by the same artist. A silver Dove of Peace was presented to each member of the Israeli and Jordanian negotiating teams. Other exclusive works by Amitai Kav were presented by the late Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin and his wife Leah to a number of dignitaries, including King Carlos of Spain, Mrs. Jihan Sadat, Mrs. John Major, the wife of the Emperor of Japan, and the wife of the Prime Minister of South Korea. A special rendition of the Dove of Peace in gold was given to the queen of Norway."
We are proud to showcase his work in our studio! We will be updating our gallery to add images of the Amitai pieces we have in our studio soon. You can see his full collection at his site: http://www.amitaikav.com/index.asp
What do you think of his work?
**UPDATE** we've added Amitai pieces to our showroom gallery!
**UPDATE** we've added Amitai pieces to our showroom gallery!
His work is amazing; beautifully executed and original design. I especially love his rings (sigh). Well, maybe when I accummulate enough wealth (my next life), I'll be able to afford one.
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