Right about now, everyone seems to be going wild about rune inspired jewelry, and it seems like few people do it better than jewelry designer Natalie Padveen, who not only owns Mystic Fe Designs, but is also the lead designer of the avant garde jewelry company.
She was inspired for this new line of rune jewelry when she went on a visit to mystic Iceland and, there, took to the stories describing the Nordic runes and their ancient powers.
The fact that rune is actually derived from “runa,” a word that used to mean a mystery or a secret, shows itself quite well in her new collection.
Specifically, the collection revolves around five main runes — Good Luck, Good Health, Peace, Protection, and Love. They are depicted in myriad ways, some involving silver, others using diamonds and 14k gold. Whatever the case, however, they are not only beautiful but will surely invite good fortune and prosperity.
As promised, here is the second, snake themed piece by the innovative and elegant designer, Roberto Coin. I find this ring extremely interesting. This piece comes from Roberto Coin’s Animalier collection, from the Cobra category.
This is the first of two featured, spotlighted pieces by Roberto Coin — both of which have a sinuous, sensuous, serpentine theme. I have become quite intrigued by the current animal trend in designer jewelry, primarily because the majority of it is so … laughably awful. Leopard print rings, bracelets with giraffe spots, gecko pendants. I mean, I get it, it’s cute. It’s just not really my cup of tea — mainly because I do not like tacky flavored tea.