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    David Hines of NVIT BLANCHE crafts remarkable one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces incorporating ancient cultures, materials, and techniques. His Star Maps Collection consists of rings displaying unique star maps for specific places and times, commemorating important events. Each ring lays out a strip of stars visible from a location on a given date. Hines' background in philosophy and art history influences his careful consideration of form, structure, and materials. He won the 2014 Men's Wear - Platinum Honors Award from the AGTA for his platinum rings featuring mirror-set rubies.

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    I am drawn to jewellery because it can be as bold and glamorous or delicate and demure as desired. It is a masterful process of taking raw materials and transforming them into attractive, symbolic mirrors which reflect the personalities, cultures, heritage, beliefs, and tastes of each wearer. In today’s technically-advanced jewellery industry, finding designers who have learned and stuck to the “olde ways” of jewellery making is always a treat.

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    David Hines of NVIT BLANCHE crafts remarkable one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces incorporating ancient cultures, materials, and techniques. His Star Maps Collection consists of rings displaying unique star maps for specific places and times, commemorating important events. Each ring lays out a strip of stars visible from a location on a given date. Hines' background in philosophy and art history influences his careful consideration of form, structure, and materials. He won the 2014 Men's Wear - Platinum Honors Award from the AGTA for his platinum rings featuring mirror-set rubies.

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    NVIT BLANCHE: The Rituals of Craftsmanship

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    David Hines of NVIT BLANCHE crafts remarkable one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces incorporating ancient cultures, materials, and techniques. His Star Maps Collection consists of rings displaying unique star maps for specific places and times, commemorating important events. Each ring lays out a strip of stars visible from a location on a given date. Hines' background in philosophy and art history influences his careful consideration of form, structure, and materials. He won the 2014 Men's Wear - Platinum Honors Award from the AGTA for his platinum rings featuring mirror-set rubies.

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    NVITBLANCHE:TheRitualsofCraftsmanship

    ByAamaalAbdulMalik
    WhenIthinkbackonmyfirsttriptoamajormuseum,Ifondlyrememberthecollectionsof
    ancientjewels.TheEgyptians,theAztecs,theEtruscansallhadtheiruniquelanguageof
    culture,history,beliefs,andritualscontainedwithintheseglitteringsymbolsofexistence.
    Sincethen,Ihavebeenanancientcivilizationenthusiast,splittingmytimebetween
    languagesofthetongueandexpressionsofthemind.Ioftenmentioninconversations
    concerningcraftsandcraftsmanshipthatanycraftisatangibleexpressionofthethoughts
    andexperiencesofanartisan.Jewelleryhasbeenoneofthemostcelebratedandpowerful
    formsofexpressionforthousandsofyears.
    Iamdrawntojewellerybecauseitcanbeasboldandglamorousordelicateanddemure
    asdesired.Itisamasterfulprocessoftakingrawmaterialsandtransformingtheminto
    attractive,symbolicmirrorswhichreflectthepersonalities,cultures,heritage,beliefs,and
    tastesofeachwearer.Intodaystechnicallyadvancedjewelleryindustry,findingdesigners
    whohavelearnedandstucktotheoldewaysofjewellerymakingisalwaysatreat.
    Recently,Icameacrossadesignerwhospecializesincreatingjewellerythatincorporates
    ancientcultures,highpuritymetals,ancestralmaterials,andthesciences,suchas
    Astronomy.NewYorkbaseddesignerDavidHinesofNVITBLANCHEhascrafteda
    remarkablecollection,creatingawardwinning,oneofakindpiecesdesirabletoany
    seriouscollectorandadmirerofhandcraftedjewellery.Thecollectionincludesmaterials
    suchasPersianandAmericanTurquoise,AfghaniLapisLazuli,Mediterraneanand
    Japanesepreciouscoralandotherhighgradepreciousgemstones.
    DavidwasborninCanada
    andraisedinEngland,where
    hestudiedPhilosophyandArt
    HistoryattheUniversity
    CollegeLondon.Afterwards,
    hemovedtoNewYorkand
    beganworkingforseveral
    distinguishedartists,including
    LouiseJosphineBourgeois,
    theFrenchAmericanartist
    andsculptorbestknownforherspiderstructures,titledMaman.Afterworkinginthe
    tradingindustry,David
    foundhimselfmakingart
    again,includingjewellery.
    Hisbackgroundin
    PhilosophyandArt
    Historycausedhimto
    carefullycontemplate
    form,structure,materials,
    andancienttechniquesof
    jewellerymaking.Allof
    hisdesignsaremadeby
    thehandsofasmall
    groupofartisansinNew
    York.Eachpieceisa
    testamenttowhathasbeenandwhatwillbeawearableexpressionofancientand
    moderntimes.
    Iamespeciallyfondof
    theStarMaps
    Collection.Itconsistsof
    ringsmadeof20kt
    RoseGoldand
    Platinum,each
    displayingauniquestar
    mapforaparticular
    placeandtime.David
    explainstheintricacy
    andsingularityofeachpiece,providinganexclusiverecordofaspecificevent.Hesays:
    "Thestarmapscomefromadesiretomarkinaspecificanduniqueway,
    importantevents.Thehexagonshapeandastronomybothhavealongand
    reveredheritageinIslamicculturallife.Thestarsshiftoverheadeversoslightly
    eachdayandappearindifferentpatternsdependingonourterrestrialvantage
    point.Eachnight,aspecificsetofstarsbecomesvisibleoverheadandisunique
    tothattimeandplace.Similarpatternswillreappear,butneverquiteexactly.
    Inthatspirit,theStarMapringstakeastripofstarsoveraspecificplaceona
    specificdateandarelaidoutaroundthecircumferenceofthering.Inthisway,a
    birthinRiyadh,April1,2013,adeathinMedina,June8,632,andapilgrimageto
    Meccaeachhavetheirownuniquestonesettingpatternsbymarkingthestars
    withdiamonds."
    Attherecent30th
    AnnualSpectrum
    Awardspresented
    bytheAmerican
    GemTrade
    Association
    (AGTA),David
    wonthe2014
    MensWear
    PlatinumHonors
    Awardforhis
    Platinum
    Bloody
    Knucklesrings,
    featuring
    mirrorsetRubies.
    NVITBLANCHEisavailableatZAVER&MORandattheNVITBLANCHEshowroomin
    NewYork.ThecollectionwillalsobeavailableonlinefromtheNVITBLANCHEwebsite
    soon.Formoreinformationoncommissioningacustomdesignortopurchaseadesign
    shownabove,contactDavidbyemail.StayupdatedonNVITBLANCHEnewsbyfollowing
    themonInstagram.
    Credits:
    NVITBLANCHE
    ZAVER&MOR
    NATIONALGALLERYOFCANADA
    AMERICANGEMTRADEASSOCIATION(AGTA)
    PhotoscourtesyofNVITBLANCHE
    ThepostNVITBLANCHE:TheRitualsofCraftsmanshipappearedfirston
    UMAYAMU.

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