Louis Vuit­ton Fall 2009 RTW

Pretty pink paper-chains on the Louis Vuit­ton run­way last week in Paris. Mais, c’est un papier lune, Mon­sieur Jacobs…oui? Paper — pli­able, light, communicative…what else do you know that has such sim­i­lar char­ac­ter­is­tics? Jew­elry that looks like it came from the stuff of trees, or even recy­cled news­pa­pers; the con­cept has inspired stu­dio artists. There is an exhi­bi­tion ongo­ing at Aaron Faber Gallery that must be seen, if not only for rea­sons fash­ion­able. Appar­ently, the idea will hold court at least until this Fall.

Clus­ter brooch by Catri­ona Steven­son, ster­ling silver

Aaron Faber Gallery, located at 666 Fifth Avenue, has mounted a fas­ci­nat­ing show enti­tled Cut, Fold, Stitch: Paper/Metal going on now through April 19; the exhi­bi­tion will also be fea­tured at SOFA NYC 2009 which will be held at the Park Avenue Armory from April 16^th to 19^th. The images above and below are just a sam­ple of the incred­i­ble pieces on display…

Inside Out bracelet by Els Vanstee­landt, fine silver

Japan­ese square braid neck­lace by Anna S. King. Crafted from recy­cled maps