Much, much more at her website.

A new series of paper thread necklace is ready and I am happy that I can present them here at the blog.

Luis Acosta says: The first objects records for these necklace were the textile installations based my own interpretation of the Quipus, knot in Quechua language. From this point I continued to experiment with simple forms and knots, trying to achieve the best and most effective form.

I took the Quipus to the synthesis of my thinking about designing.
Each necklace consists of 9 identical links of paper threads …

Luis Acosta has transformed paper into jewellery – take a look at these necklaces and bracelets:

He write about his work:
As a designer he is particulary interested in forms. Once a form is found, he enlarges or repeats it. Then he concentrates on using the possibilities of that form as a basis to develop a design.
It’s important to work with both shapes and colour. The first gives dimension to the design while the second provides warmth. One way of doing this, is to ‘play’ with a shape …

I just received this image of new work by Katja Prins – thanks Katja for sending it to me. The necklace is called “Bound By Blood” and has it’s own story:
“This necklace brings together and mixes various prayer-necklaces, which only differ in detail.
Prayerbeads are being used in several religions and they all have their own systematical design.
The beads stands for the different prayers and by following the beads you can count and can’t loose track while you are praying.
The Roman-Catholic church has the ‘rosary”, the Islam has the “tespi”, Buddhism …

Here you find her website.