Whether it’s her illustrations or her jewelry line, colors, and shapes are key ingredients. “Usually, the color palette is the first thing I focus on and I continue from there,” explained Filomena in an interview with Shift Magazine. “Occasionally, I find making a few sketches helps record the idea down if it’s particularly intricate. But overall, I just make it up as I go along. I think the immediate rawness shows through sometimes.”

Much like her creative process, her career choices were very much based on intuition and chance. “I’ve always been an illustrator and have been working towards making a living from that, ever since I can remember,” she shared. “The jewelry was a spur of the moment project I decided to have a go at in the summer of 2017. A couple of people saw my designs on social media and asked to buy them, since then it steadily became a small business!”

With her work being both playful and nostalgic, her brand is clearly inspired by the ’80s aesthetic, as well as the Memphis Milano cultural phenomenon of Italian design. Here are some of our favorite pieces by her.

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Founded by Suzzan Atala, Tuza maintains a made-to-order model. Based out of New York and Mexico City, its workshop is held in the heart of Mexico City, creating jobs and supporting local suppliers, as well as providing fair pay to jewelers, artisans, and craftsmen (& women!) in Mexico City.

Atala also sees her brand as part of the female empowerment movement. Every season, her brand donates a portion of proceeds to female-led organizations dedicated to empowering women to lead in the fight against political, economic, environmental and health crises around the globe. Because come 2020, being cool is first and foremost being ethical.

Visit the brand’s website and follow their recent collections through Instagram.

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“We developed a simple method we learned at the university in a course called Basic Design,” This Is Colossal quoted the designers. “The first and only law is to maintain the minimum number of lines necessary so that the building can still be identified. Once the lines in the design could no longer be erased, we reached the destination.”

They went to Indiegogo to raise funds for this project and ended up surpassing the expected goal by more than 10 times. You can support them by following the brand’s Instagram page. Look how adorable their pins are!

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Whether it’s her illustrations or her jewelry line, colors, and shapes are key ingredients. “Usually, the color palette is the first thing I focus on and I continue from there,” explained Filomena in an interview with Shift Magazine. “Occasionally, I find making a few sketches helps record the idea down if it’s particularly intricate. But overall, I just make it up as I go along. I think the immediate rawness shows through sometimes.”

Much like her creative process, her career choices were very much based on intuition and chance. “I’ve always been an illustrator and have been working towards making a living from that, ever since I can remember,” she shared. “The jewelry was a spur of the moment project I decided to have a go at in the summer of 2017. A couple of people saw my designs on social media and asked to buy them, since then it steadily became a small business!”

With her work being both playful and nostalgic, her brand is clearly inspired by the ’80s aesthetic, as well as the Memphis Milano cultural phenomenon of Italian design. Here are some of our favorite pieces by her.

The post Prepare to Fall In Love with a Pair of Earrings appeared first on https://everydaymonkey.com.

Founded by Suzzan Atala, Tuza maintains a made-to-order model. Based out of New York and Mexico City, its workshop is held in the heart of Mexico City, creating jobs and supporting local suppliers, as well as providing fair pay to jewelers, artisans, and craftsmen (& women!) in Mexico City.

Atala also sees her brand as part of the female empowerment movement. Every season, her brand donates a portion of proceeds to female-led organizations dedicated to empowering women to lead in the fight against political, economic, environmental and health crises around the globe. Because come 2020, being cool is first and foremost being ethical.

Visit the brand’s website and follow their recent collections through Instagram.

The post These Accessories are Actually Worth Your Money appeared first on https://everydaymonkey.com.

“We developed a simple method we learned at the university in a course called Basic Design,” This Is Colossal quoted the designers. “The first and only law is to maintain the minimum number of lines necessary so that the building can still be identified. Once the lines in the design could no longer be erased, we reached the destination.”

They went to Indiegogo to raise funds for this project and ended up surpassing the expected goal by more than 10 times. You can support them by following the brand’s Instagram page. Look how adorable their pins are!

The post Architectural Enamel Pins by Drop-a-Pin appeared first on https://everydaymonkey.com.