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Superstar Jeweler: Rachel Ravitch
By Seattle Mag September 12, 2013
!–paging_filter–pSometimes the minute I glance at a designer’s website or see their work in person a bell goes off in my brain: ding, ding, ding, we’ve got a winner. And that happened with Seattle-based jewelry maker, a href=”http://rachelravitch.com/” target=”_blank”Rachel Ravitch/a./p
pHer work is interesting and makes a statement, but thanks to the materials she works with (leather, hand-dyed silk and horsehair), imminently wearable and somehow very soft./p
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pNot to mention, her price points are very reasonable (from $40 for bracelets and from $95 for necklaces) for completely handmade-to-order works of wearable art./p
pCheck out her a href=”http://rachelravitch.com/Rachel_Ravitch_Jewelry_Shop.html” target=”_blank”website/anbsp;for more of her fantastic pieces and head to a href=”http://cairocollection.blogspot.com/” target=”_blank”Cairo/a on Capitol Hill now for further investigation. The artist herself will be on hand on Monday, September 23 at 7 p.m. for a trunk show./p
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