So Pretty...

Ranjana Khan at Neiman Marcus $1200-

Ranjana Khan at Neiman Marcus $880-

Ranjana Khan at Neiman Marcus $525-

Hey, wait a minute, what's this I see?...

Ranjana Khan for HSN $149-

Ranjana Khan for HSN $98-

Ranjana Khan for HSN $48-

Jewelry Designer- Lydia Courteille

For those of you following along today is the ninth and final in the series of posts on Lydia Courteille's 9 Planets Collection ...

Please, take moment to visit her website and peek at some of the pieces that were not shown in this series.

If you enjoyed the incredible illustrations that accompanied these works then take a look at the artist, Natalie Shau's MySpace page.

Esotericism

I hope you enjoyed this series as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

Coppelia Pique

Guided by the fragrance of the silk, the house of Coppelia is a new french brand exhibiting a unique vision of its creations through the use of innovative or incongruous materials for China dolls and mysterious hybrids.

(source: modelmayhem)

Jewelry Designer- Lydia Courteille

Today is the eighth (only one more to go!) in the series of posts on Lydia Courteille's 9 Planets Collection ...

African

Jewelry Designer- Lydia Courteille

Today is the seventh in the series of posts on Lydia Courteille's 9 Planets Collection ...

Cabinet of Curiosities

Jewelry Designer- Lydia Courteille

Today is the sixth in the series of posts on Lydia Courteille's 9 Planets Collection ...

My Secret Garden

Jewelry Designer- Lydia Courteille

Today is the fifth in the series of posts on Lydia Courteille's 9 Planets Collection ...

Cameo's and Carvings

(source: Natalie Shau)

Jewelry Designer- Lydia Courteille

Today is the fourth in the series of posts on Lydia Courteille's 9 Planets Collection ...

To Cassandra

Jewelry Designer- Lydia Courteille

As promised, each day I am going to feature another portion of Lydia Courteille's 9 Planets Collection. The third of which is today. Enjoy...

13th Sign

Jewelry Designer- Lydia Courteille

As promised, each day I am going to feature another portion of Lydia Courteille's 9 Planets Collection. The second of which is today. Enjoy...

Bestiary

Jewelry Designer- Lydia Courteille

Lydia Courteille, is a gemologist first and foremost, an antique dealer and a creator. Her pieces combine the most precious and atypical gems with a true love of all things original and unique.

Her inspiration is Gothic romance and forest landscapes - as well as her continual search for the world's most beautiful antique pieces from all over the world. Some of her most special pieces date from the 16th Century.

I myself am completely taken with her 9 Planets Collection. I'm going to feature one portion of this collection each day. The first of which is below. Enjoy.

Vanities

Not only are Lydia's jewels absolutely exquisite but the accompanying artwork by Natalie Shau is evocative and perfectly compliment the jewels. You know how I love those illustrators!

Jewelry Designer- Solange Azagury-Partridge

Solange Azagury-Partridge, a self-taught jewelry designer with no formal training has been called the "queen of bling" by Elle and "probably the greatest jewelry designer of this generation" by Sunday Times. Her baubles have have dressed up the V&A Museum, the Louvre and the London Design Museum. She's collaborated with H&M and done a three-year stint as creative director for Boucheron.

With quite the cult following, her newly opened boutique at 809 Madison Avenue, NYC is as dramatic as her designs -- 630,000 Swarovski crystals twinkle along red-upholstered walls, dramatic salon-like furniture invites you to admire her creations VIP-style. She's even designed the carpeting. As for her coveted creations, they're displayed in custom one-off shadow boxes which give each piece the individual attention it deserves.

Adam & Eve

Skull & Crossbone

Crocodile

Ball Crusher

Cosmic Eye

Poison Dome

Virtues

Posion Emerald

Hot Lips