TRUE LOVE

We have long admired the work of NYC jeweler Philip Crangi. From his use of materials to the style of the man himself, it has been quite a love affair. The Selby recently shot our boy (above), check out the rest of the photos for yourself here.

PUT A RING ON IT

A Givenchy nose ring—yes, please! Featured in Riccardo Tisci’s Givenchy A/W12 menswear show, this bad boy makes me itch to re-pierce the old sniffer.

AGING GRACEFULLY

Today I was about 30 minutes north of San Francisco, in Petaluma, sourcing some vintage and antique goods for The Shop and I met the sweetest older woman. She had a great tabletop collection that she was willing to part with, lucky for me, but also rocked some bad ass turquoise rings. A great reminder that like with beautifully crafted goods, beautiful souls also get better with time.

PUT A RING ON IT

When buying for The Cabinet Shop I'm always looking for great men's accessories because they are few and far between. Two recent obsessions are the above mixed metal feather ring by Self Edge and the skull ring with wings from British jeweler The Great Frog. Based out of London, The Great Frog were the first to make skull rings and you'll be hard pressed to find a true rocker that doesn't sport something from them. We love our girl Imogen at their Los Angeles outpost and can't wait for the rest of their line to show up in the Shop.

GENERAL STORE

I'm completely in love with the General Store in San Francisco. Located right off the N Judah out to Ocean Beach, this perfect little store is a well curated collaboration between the two owners of new and vintage home decor, jewelry, books, jewelry, rugs and apparel. Expect to find one of my favorite books, Handcrafted Modern on the bookshelf, vintage Hudson Bay blankets, local crafted jewelry, reformed Levi's jackets and a super cute greenhouse in the back.

HOME GROWN

For a while I've wanted to re-create a Philip Crangi bracelet made with mini brass hex nuts and finally I did! Super easy, get three pieces of rope a yard each and braid in the nut before placing the outer rope in the middle of the braid. Here is a link to simple instructions to get your DIY on...now what make next?!

NUTS & BOLTS

I would love to figure out how to make this bracelet.

LOVE RULES ALL

Our obsessions have an ebb and flow all their own and at the moment it currently resides in Pamela Love jewelry. The usage of mixed metals, hard and edgy in execution, soft and timeless in concept - The Shop just love everything about her ! Very fortunately I have gotten my hands on a few of the pieces. The heart ring and heart on fire necklace shown here. Oh yeah the brass talon ring was recently picked up at the Fenton Fallon sample sale in Freeman's Alley.