Just because you’re the only one in your clan without a BlackBerry doesn’t mean you’re living in the Stone Age.
After all, you’re still light-years ahead of everyone when it comes to style.
Which is why you’ll go ape for Claudia Kussano’s artsy atelier in the Mission. Kussano bucks trends and finds inspiration in nature and exotic travels, stocking the store with gold and sterling jewelry made with woven horsehair, fossils, coral, and other sublimely organic forms.
Peruse the cocoon-like jewelry cases in the front gallery. Brazilian stones and black diamonds are sure to throw your highly evolved (albeit bauble-obsessed) brain into a pheromone-secreting frenzy. Forage for twig-, pod-, and petal-inspired pieces or have her customize a necklace, cuff, or set of earrings in her workshop in back.
Either way, you’ll manage to throw that feral species known as Copycatus annoyingus off your scent.
Claudia Kussano Atelier, 591 Guerrero Street, at 18th Street (415-671-0769 or claudiakussano.com).














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