family jewelry

Carved from ebony wood, a mother embraces her baby in a gesture of eternal love. Rita Addo Zakour displays the pendant on a leather necklace set with beads of recycled glass and bone batik. Its length can be adjusted by sliding the knots along the cord.

Wagner and Cassia of Brazil create a statement necklace of swirling capim dourado or “golden grass” bound by golden thread and accented with brown cord. The necklace also features an adjustable cord and pine wood beads. The necklace findings are 18k gold plated brass.

Wagner discovered the beauty of capim dourado or “golden grass” as a young boy when he and his family moved to Ponte Alta do Tocantins in central Brazil, home to Jalapão state park where capim dourado flourishes. The crafting of capim dourado is an art form that has been passed down from parents to their children. Now Wagner and Cassia's four children work with them in the crafting of golden grass jewelry.

The perfect accessory for the surfer's spirit, this men's pendant necklace is presented by Brazil's Teixeira Family. Featuring an adjustable cord, the surf board shaped pendant is made with an array of caoba, imbuia, ebony, and pau marfim woods. 18k gold plated fixtures complete the necklace.

Coming from a family of carvers, Chander Kant learned the art form at an early age. He carves this pendant necklace from native kadam wood, carefully adding veins and ridges to the leaf for realism. The pendant centers a long beaded wood strand that slips over the head.

Coming from a family of carvers, Chander Kant learned the art form at an early age. He carves this pendant necklace from native kadam wood, carefully adding scales and fins to the fish for realism. The pendant centers a long beaded wood strand that slips over the head.