Friday, June 28, 2013

Tribal Jewellery Trends

I love watching the ebb and flow of trends, some of them are fly by night and some are like long term relationships; here to stay, at least for a while. The influence of tribal styling in fashion is one of the more permanent influences and it's not surprising, it's what happens when we become more and more a global village. It's the allure of a mystical land, untouched by modern civilization. The promise of a capsule culture yet untouched by the corrupted hand of commercialism that will yield something unique, genuinely handmade and authentic. Who wouldn't be enchanted by such ideas. Well, we are of course. Here is our first look at Tribal for Summer 13 and there will be more....



Tribal Capsule Collection

Tribal Beaded Bracelet


Dolce & Gabbana's Spring Summer 2013






Tribal Queen with Pendant

Mix n Match Tribal singles

Tribal Princess









Monday, February 4, 2013

A Winter Storyboard
This is a snapshot of my desk at Marzipan HQ.. we are getting inspired for Winter 13 and there are some luscious trends that translate oh-so-well into jewellery. Tribal, global, pattern and print is one of them. Hues of gold and baroque styling, lace and leather with an Edwardian twist are some others. One of our favorites is Deep Floral. I call it Deep Floral because the tones are going deeper and the textures richer and thicker. Luscious yes! And a trend that just cooks our noodle.So stay tuned we have some exciting designs on the brew....

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Glamour magazine Feb issue.
A quick look at fashion must haves from Egality in JHB. An amazing store that promotes local talent, including ourselves. Long live local talent and the people like Felicity Spies who support and grow the awareness of South African designers!!.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Hard Rock Collection

Our most current collections are inspired from the organic shapes of semi precious stones that are still in their rough unpolished state. We love these beautiful rough shapes, they are so organic and individual and therefore makes each design unique and one of a kind.

We then bling them up with a little facetted glass and a little this and that and voila, welcome to our Hard Rock Collection. To compliment the necklaces we have the Hard Rock Bracelets designed with the same principal of mixing unpolished semi precious stones and beautiful beads together.

See more of this collection on our website www.marzipan.co.za in the Summer Collection page.





Pastel Hard Rock Necklace

Pastel Hard Rock Bracelet

Nautical Hard Rock Necklace

Nautical Hard Rock Bracelet

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Monday, October 29, 2012

Jaisalmer is a hot, beautiful and dry northern desert city in India. It's a part of Rajasthan and a popular destination for travelers. Our latest collections are inspired by India as we have recently acquired some very beautiful Kashmir beads so it seemed quite apt to name the collections after some of the famed cities of our favorite destination. It also ties in with the nomadic and eclectic trend that prevails through the seasons. This golden toned little capsule collection is inspired by  golden and sandy tones of Jaisalmer and it's ancient buildings and landscapes.

We have incorporated desert roses and various tones and hues of copper, gold and mustard. Handbaked clay reminiscent of the hot baked desert sands and the hint of Indian pattern and design.



The beautiful ancient carvings found in Jaisalmer


Man and camel in Rajasthan desert

Jaisalmer Bracelet




Jaisalmer Betty Boo
Jaisalmer Betty Boo 2 Strand
Jaisalmer Floral Glam Necklace


Rajasthan tribal dancers

Thursday, September 13, 2012

IJL London 2012

Hi'yall..it's been a while but I have been a busy bee. Just a week ago we were in London exhibiting at the International Jewellery London Show. It's a spectacular show that focuses on jewellery only. From diamonds to fine semi precious stones, homegrown UK designers and extraordinary and exotic designs both costume and real from all corners of the world.

We showcased our Fall Winter 2012/13 collections at IJL..I must admit it can be a confusing time of year. At home we are launching our Spring Summer 2012 collections and simultaneously designing and preparing for the European swing into Winter's trends. It's no wonder we are a bit upside down from time to time.

Herewith are some of the storyboards that I created combined with Marzipan's key pieces in the Winter collection.


Of course getting a chance to do some shopping in London is always a girl's sweet tooth, especially this girl. I was happy to find that lots of the women over there were sporting beautiful red lips, I am a firm believer in red lispstick regardless of the boyfriends point of view. And so..always in search of another perfect red I asked a customer I met on the show who had blazing red lips where she bought her red from. It was simply the Boots No 7 red..and it was called Glam! Ha..half of our collectin is called Glam..fate! I found the red Glam, bought stocks and strongly recommend it any red lipstick lover..

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Marzipan for Rosenwerth at Fashion Week 2012

Marzipan for Rosenwerth

On the right..
We love and always will love bright and bold and we are famous for doing it too! This is one of our hottest Summer looks..see below for detail of the necklace. We call it Potluck for it's array of eclectic beads, stones, charms and more. Each and every beaded element is unique and different from anything else.

Potluck

Rosenwerth
Havana Summerball


Rosenwerth



 Marzipan Retro Ring necklace
Rosenwerth

Marzipan Retro Necklace


50 years of Rosenwerth Couture

Rosenwerth
 Marzipan famous Brights..The Summerball!

The Mexican Summerball

All stock is in store at Rosenwerth.