Robert Larin.
BEST PART?! HE'S CANADIAN!!!
Making his Modernist brutalist (Don't you love that word as a description for JEWELRY?) art out of mostly pewter (sometimes coating them in gold and silver) this dude was SERIOUS.
Today, there are relatively few known
facts about the Canadian designer who produced some of the most exceptional
examples of modernist jewelry. Based in Montreal, QC, Larin began designing
jewelry in his mid-20s. His designs were in production between the years
1968 and 1977, and the substantive creative output during this short time is
truly remarkable.
Larin pushed boundaries; aesthetically,
technically and socially. In his factory on rue Papineau, he employed
approximately 25 workers, most of whom were hearing-impaired. All workers
communicated with sign-language against the noisy backdrop of the factory
floor. Taken from HERE.
Check out a few of his amazing pieces:
And my favorite thrift store find of late, this Pendant! His designs are so easy to spot, this was in the dusty and dark corner of the (normally) junk jewelry case in the Salvation Army and Dixie and Dundas! It's now up on my Etsy Shop
I wish I could keep them, but a girl's gotta eat!
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