[Jewelry making - Article 00099] - Re: [Orchid] Harshly Judgmental?

[Phil Walker]

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Hi Neil.

    During my apprenticeship I worked for a company that supplied a
    number of shops selling mass produced mid range jewellery. It seemed
    the uglier the piece the more we made. I often asked why don't we
    make nice pieces of jewellery, surely they would sell better. 

    Unfortunately it was not the case. The company catered for the
    artistically indifferent. 

    Fortunately my skills developed quickly and I started my own
    business working on top end jewellery for exclusive shops and private
    clients and I'll never have to touch a 9ct gold band weighing 3 grams
    set with a 200pc ever again. 

    I wouldn't however recommend trying to come up with a big range of
    ugly jewellery just to see if it will sell but it might be fun to try
    a piece or two. 

    One thing that bothers me about consumers is that I like to make
    huge bombe style rings with a lot of colour but its hard to get them
    on fingers. Girls complain that when they wear them they cant get
    their fingers together. These same girls walked in wearing 6 inch
    high heels that risk snapping their ankles with every step and
    probably required months of walking around the house to get used to.
    They wear dresses that barely keep everything in and im sure they
    spray 3M contact adhesive on their boobs to stop them falling out. 

    You would think wearing big rings would be easy by comparison. My
    conclusion is people are mad. 

Phil W


 
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