Boston - September 06, 2006

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Emily Kuvin Jewelry

No one likes deadweight. And when the topic is jewelry? Ever the more so.

But rather than loading you down with clunky heft, Emily Kuvin’s luminous designs add a little levity to just about any ensemble — but still manage to convey a certain gravitas.

Then again, what else would you expect from a woman who trained as a journalist and lawyer, but whose true passions are the semiprecious stones, Venetian beads, and freshwater pearls she works with in her top-floor studio?

Take Kuvin’s aquamarine necklace — strings of various shades of the stone, with a delicate silver and mother-of-pearl clasp. Or her double-strand, multicolored tourmaline briolette necklace, rivaled only by the dramatic shapes of the extra-long jasper and moss agate version.

Any of the above can render either a cocktail frock or a T-shirt equally elegant.

And nothing short of rock solid.

Available online at emilykuvin.com.