kirakira catalog spring 2011

BORN AND RAISED IN NEW ORLEANS, SUZANNE’S LOVE FOR JEWELRY AND ADORNMENT

BEGAN AT AN EARLY AGE. LIVING IN THIS CARNIVAL CITY WITH FRENCH AND SPANISH

INFLUENCES, THE OPULENT ARCHITECTURE, COSTUMES, AND ENVIRONMENT

OF NEW ORLEANS FILLED HER WITH A GREAT APPRECIATION FOR DESIGN.

HER INTEREST IN FORM AND SHAPE GREW AS SHE STUDIED THE SILHOUETTED

ARTWORK OF KARA WALKER AS AN UNDERGRADUATE AT BROWN UNIVERSITY,

AND THEN AS A GRADUATE STUDENT AT THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN.

SHE WENT ON TO PURSUE HER PASSION FOR DESIGN IN ATELIERS IN TUSCANY

AND HER OWN IN JAPAN.

THESE LOCATIONS VARIED IN THEIR PATTERNS, LANDSCAPES, AND HISTORIES, FORM

THE DIVERSE COLLECTION OF SUZANNE’S JEWELRY. OXIDIZED CHERRY BLOSSOMS,

PEARL STUDDED ANTLERS, EMPTY BAROQUE CAMEOS; ALL HER INSPIRATIONS BEGIN

AS SILHOUETTES AND END AS INTRICATE ADORNMENTS.

SUZANNE’S MATERIALS RANGE FROM THE CRYSTAL AND GOLD VERMEIL OF COSTUME

JEWELRY TO THE PRECIOUS METAL AND GEMSTONE OF FINE JEWELRY. SHE EMPHASIZES

ELEGANT FORMS, ORGANIC ACCENTS AND SUPERB TECHNIQUE AND STYLING.

SUZANNE SOMERSALL

BARCELONA COLLECTION

INSPIRED BY THE ORGANIC, UNDULATING SHAPES OF CATALAN ARCHITECT

ANTONI GAUDI, THIS SENSUAL COLLECTION INCLUDES SCULPTURAL EARRINGS

AND RINGS WITH VIBRANT HUES OF AMETHYST, TOPAZ, TOURMALINE, RUBY,

PERIDOT, MOONSTONE, TURQUOISE, GARNET,AND AMETRINE. THE CURVED

THREE STONE SETTING CAN BE CUSTOMIZED IN ANY COMBINATION OF COLORS.

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GOLD VERMEIL RING WITH WHITE TOPAZ $360 | GOLD VERMEIL EARCLIPS WITH WHITE TOPAZ $525

OPPOSITE: SILVER GREEN AMETHYST RING $508 | SILVER MOONSTONE RING $780 | SILVER BLUE TOPAZ RING $418

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SILVER BLUE TOPAZ RING $418 | GOLD VERMEIL AMETHYST + AMETRINES RING $494

GOLD VERMEIL WHITE TOPAZ RING $360 | GOLD VERMEIL PINK TOURMALINE + TURQUOISE $790

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SILVER AMETHYST + PINK TOURMALINES RING $608 I GOLD VERMEIL PINK TOPAZ RING $360

SILVER WHITE TOPAZ RING $348 | GOLD VERMEIL BLUE TOPAZ RING $430

SILVER BLUE TOPAZ RING $418 | GOLD VERMEIL AMETHYST + AMETRINES RING $494

GOLD VERMEIL WHITE TOPAZ RING $360 | GOLD VERMEIL PINK TOURMALINE + TURQUOISE $790

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BADALA COLLECTION

INSPIRED BY ARCHWAYS AND WINDOWS IN INDIAN ARCHITECTURE, THESE

CURVILINEAR EARRINGS AND NECKLACES ARE NAMED FOR THE WORD ‘CLOUD’

IN HINDI. DROPS OF PEARL OR CABOCHON TOPAZ BRIOLETTES CAN BE ADDED

TO THESE PIECES.

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SILVER BADALA HOOP EARRINGS $140 | SILVER BADALA NECKLACE $130

OPPOSITE PAGE: GOLD BADALA HOOP EARRINGS $160

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STARLETTE COLLECTION

FEMININE AND EARTHY, THESE GOLD AND SILVER STARFISH WRAP ELEGANTLY

AROUND EARS OR FINGERS. THESE ORGANIC PIECES CAN BE EMBELLISHED

WITH PAVÉ CRYSTALS OR PEARLS OR STRUNG WITH CORAL, PEARLS,

CRYSTALS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES.

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GOLD + CUBIC ZIRCONIA STARFISH EARRINGS $195 | DOUBLE STRANDS 9MM PEARL BRACELET $345

OPPOSITE PAGE: SILVER STARLETT STUDS $110 | STARLETTE RING + AQUAMARINE $387

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LUXE .35 CT DIAMOND PENDANT $1,760 | GOLD SAND DOLLAR PENDANT $150 | SILVER STARLETTE PENDANT $88

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GOLD + PEARL STARFISH EARRINGS $ 152 | NAVY CHALCEDONY + VERMEIL STARFISH NECKLACE $500

TURQUOISE ROCK CRYSTAL + VERMEIL STARFISH NECKLACE $408 | SMOKEY QUARTZ + VERMEIL STARFISH NECKLACE $456

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GOLD STARLETTE PENDANT $92 | 18K GOLD + DIAMOND LUXE STARLETTE RING $1,910

GOLD PINK TOURMALINE BARCELONA RING $790

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BELLE ÉPOQUE COLLECTION

THIS ROMANTIC SETTING IS INSPIRED BY EUROPEAN DESIGNS FROM THE

LATE 1800s. CLEAN ROCK CRYSTAL, PAIRED WITH ROSE OR GUNMETAL, GIVES

A MODERN TWIST TO THIS ANTIQUED COLLECTION. FROM CABOCHON CUT

JADE, CHALCEDONY AND LAPIS TO EMERALD CUT TOPAZ, CRYSTAL AND

AMETHYST, A WIDE SELECTION OF STONES AND COLORS ARE AVAILABLE.

SILVER ROCK CRYSTAL EARRINGS $338 | LUXE 18K GOLD AMETHYST RING $2,000

OPPOSITE PAGE: GOLD VERMEIL ROCK CRYSTAL RING $285

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SILVER ROCK CRYSTAL EARRINGS $338 | LUXE 18K GOLD AMETHYST RING $2,000

OPPOSITE PAGE: GOLD VERMEIL ROCK CRYSTAL RING $285

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SILVER PERIWINKLE CHALCEDONY RING $320 | GOLD AMETRINE RING $460

GOLD PINK TOPAZ RING $352 | GOLD ROCK CRYSTAL RING $285

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SILVER PERIWINKLE CHALCEDONY RING $320 | GOLD AMETRINE RING $460

GOLD PINK TOPAZ RING $352 | GOLD ROCK CRYSTAL RING $285

GOLD COGNAC TOPAZ RING $352 I GOLD JADE CABACHON RING $395

GOLD TURQUOISE RING $352 | GOLD CABOCHON CUT LAPIS RING $352 | GOLD EMERALD CUT LAPIS RING $352

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ANTLER COLLECTION

THE BRANCHING, NATURAL FORM OF THE ANTLER IS AT ONCE STRUCTURED

AND FREE-FORM. WRAPPING AROUND THE FACE AS EARRINGS OR AROUND

THE WRIST AS A CUFF, THIS COLLECTION IS SIMPLE AND SOPHISTICATED.

FROM PLAIN STERLING SILVER TO OXIDIZED ANTLERS WITH BLACK PEARLS,

THIS COLLECTION RANGES FROM SIMPLE TO ORNATE.

GOLD VERMEIL EARRINGS $210 | GOLD VERMEIL CUFF $310

OPPOSITE PAGE: GOLD EARRINGS WITH PEARLS $250

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GOLD VERMEIL EARRINGS $210 | GOLD VERMEIL CUFF $310

OPPOSITE PAGE: GOLD EARRINGS WITH PEARLS $250

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SAKURA COLLECTION

THE ‘SAKURA’ COLLECTION, JAPANESE FOR “CHERRY BLOSSOM”, EMPHASIZES

THE ASYMETRICAL BEAUTY OF THE BLOSSOMS AND DELICATE BRANCHES.

THE SAKURA SILHOUETTE FORMS ELEGANTLY ORGANIC CIRCULAR PENDANTS

AND AN UNUSUAL TWIST ON HOOP EARRINGS. ALSO FOR A TOUCH OF GLAMOUR,

THE SAKURA COCKTAIL RING OR EARRINGS COVERED IN PAVÉ STONES CREATE

GLISTENING, FRESH PIECES THAT CAN BE WORN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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PLATINUM PAVÉ WHITE DIAMONDS + .7 CT WHITE DIAMOND LUXE RING $12,400 | SILVER SAKURA CUFF $360

OPPOSITE: GOLD VERMEIL CRYSTAL STUD EARRINGS $198 | PENDANT $172 | RING $170

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GOLD VERMEIL CHARM (FRONT + BACK) $150 | GOLD VERMEIL CIRCLE PENDANT $152

PAVÉ PINK DIAMONDS + 1 CT PINK TOURMALINE LUXE RING $3,500

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18K WHITE GOLD + DIAMOND .5 CT LUXE EARRINGS $12,700

SILVER CHARM BRACELET $320

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MARRAKECH COLLECTION

THE ARCHITECTURAL, SIMPLE LINES OF THE MARRAKECH COLLECTION CREATE

OPEN FORMS THAT ARE BOLD AND EYE-CATCHING. THE CUFFS, INSPIRED BY

MOROCCAN TRELLISES, ARE AIRY AND STRUCTURAL. THE RINGS FLOAT ELEGANTLY

ON TOP OF THE FINGER AND CAN BE ACCENTUATED WITH SEMI-PRECIOUS OR

PRECIOUS GEMSTONES. THE OPERA LENGTH MARRAKECH NECKLACE AND

STRUCTURED HOOP EARRINGS ARE BOTH DISTINCTIVE AND CLASSIC.

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GOLD VERMEIL NECKLACE $358 | GOLD VERMEIL CUFF BRACELET $358

OPPOSITE PAGE: SILVER HOOP EARRINGS $125 | SILVER RING WITH PAVÉ WHITE SAPPHIRES $400

SILVER RING WITH PAVÉ PINK SAPPHIRES $400

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PAVÉ PINK DIAMONDS + 1 CT PINK TOURMALINE LUXE SAKURA RING $3,500

18K ROSE + DIAMOND LUXE MARRAKECH RING $1,950

18K YELLOW GOLD LUXE SAKURA EARRINGS WITH PAVÉ CANARY DIAMONDS + .25 CT CITRINE $2,250

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HANABIRA COLLECTION

THIS COLLECTION MEANING ‘PETAL’ IN JAPANESE IS INSPIRED BY ORCHIDS

FOUND IN HOKKAIDO, KYOTO AND OKINAWA. WITH SO MANY VARIETIES THESE

SETTINGS CAN BE CUSTOMIZED IN ANY WAY WITH CENTER TRILLION, PEAR,

OR ROUND CUT TOURMALINES SET IN THE CENTER OF SPARKLING PAVÉ PETALS.

FROM WHITE PEARLS SET INSIDE PETALS OF PAVÉ WHITE SAPPHRIES TO

CABOCHON BLUE MOONSTONES SET AMIDST PAVÉ AQUAMARINES, THESE

PIECES CAN RANGE FROM THE SIMPLE TO VERY DRAMATIC.

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PAVÉ WHITE SAPPHIRE + PEARL EARRINGS $750 | PAVÉ WHITE SAPPHIRE + .5 CT WHITE TOPAZ RING $520

OPPOSITE PAGE: SILVER PEARL + PAVÉ WHITE SAPPIRE RING $520

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VINTAGE COLLECTION

THIS COLLECTION IS FILLED WITH ANTIQUED PIECES. TWISTED LACE EARRINGS

AND ROSE GOLD HUES LEND A MODERN FLARE TO THE VINTAGE MATERIALS

INCLUDING LACE FILIGREE, COINS, LOCKS AND KEYS.

SILVER LACE OPEN SQUARE PENDANT $88 | GOLD LACE TIARRA TWISTED EARRINGS $145

OPPOSITE PAGE: GOLD LACE CIRCLE EARRINGS $95

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SILVER LACE OPEN SQUARE PENDANT $88 | GOLD LACE TIARRA TWISTED EARRINGS $145

OPPOSITE PAGE: GOLD LACE CIRCLE EARRINGS $95

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DRUZY COLLECTION

BRIGHT, GLITTERING SHADES OF DRUZY AGATE SET IN THE ANTIQUE BELLE

EPOQUE SETTING ARE FRESH AND UNEXPECTED. RANGING FROM THE BOLDER

BLUES AND PINKS TO THE MORE SUBDUED PERIWINKLE, CHAMPAGNE AND

COGNAC COLORS, THESE COCKTAIL RINGS ARE UNUSUAL AND EYE-CATCHING.

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CHAMPAGNE AGATE RING | PERIWINKLE AGATE RING | BLUE AGATE RING

PINK AGATE RING COGNAC AGATE RING | LILAC AGATE RING

SILVER $350 | GOLD VERMEIL $355

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KIRAKIRA COLLECTION

FESTIVE AND DELICATE, THIS EARRINGS AND PENDANTS ARE FORMED WITH

TINY EIGHT POINTED STARS. INSPIRED BY THE SPANGLED FACADE OF THE

SAN MARCO CHAPEL IN VENICE, THE NAME OF THIS GLITTERY COLLECTION

TRANSLATES TO ‘SPARKLE’ IN JAPANESE. GOLD STAR + WHITE SAPPHIRE NECKLACE $132 | SILVER 5 STAR DROP $210 | GOLD 4 STAR DROP + WHITE SAPPHIRES $210

OPPOSITE PAGE: GOLD 3 STAR DROP $154

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GOLD STAR + WHITE SAPPHIRE NECKLACE $132 | SILVER 5 STAR DROP $210 | GOLD 4 STAR DROP + WHITE SAPPHIRES $210

OPPOSITE PAGE: GOLD 3 STAR DROP $154

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MYKONOS COLLECTION

THE RELIEF ON THE SURFACE OF THE CUFF OUTLINES A GRECIAN LANDSCAPE.

THE STEPS AND CHAPELS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL COASTAL REGION ARE CAPTURED

ABSTRACTLY ON THIS RUSTIC AND PEACEFUL BRACELET. PAVÉ WHITE SAPPHIRES

ARE ELEGANTLY INLAID ON THE GOLD SKY. MYKONOS CUFF $540.

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BAROCCO COLLECTION

BOTH SIMPLE AND ORNATE, THESE EARRINGS AND PENDANTS DRAW ON

BAROQUE PATTERNS, CAMEO SHAPED EARRINGS LEND A VINTAGE, ELEGANT

EFFECT, AND BOLD CRUCIFIXES STRUNG ON OPERA LENGTH CHAINS ARE AT

ONCE MODERN AND ANTIQUE. BAROCCO HOOPS $158.

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MENS COLLECTION

STERLING F-15 CUFF LINKS DESIGNED WITH THE HELP OF F-15 PILOT

CODY CLARK, ARE MASCULINE AND SLEEK, WHILE THE ORGANIC

STARFISH DESIGN IS PERFECT FOR A BEACH WEDDING OR

SUMMER GETAWAY. F-15 $165 | STARFISH $175.

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