Peace is the word for jewelry
\nBy Tracy E. Hopkins | Special to amNewYork
\nJanuary 21, 2008
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Start the New Year by making more than a fashion statement. Several local jewelry designers have made accessory pieces that inspire peace and harmony. Check out our favorites.<\/p>\n
Rosena Sammi
\nEven Lindsay Lohan has her Zen moments. The party girl was recently spotted wearing Rosena Sammi’s “Bliss Letter Necklace.” The 22kt gold vermeil necklace ($99; also sold in sterling silver, $88) is part of the designer’s Kismat Collection.
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“When your thoughts and feelings tend towards purity of mind\/body, hope, and bliss,” she says, “the effect on your life can be profound.”<\/p>\n
Sold at ABC Carpet & Home (888 Broadway) and www.rosenasammi.com.<\/p>\n
Tanya Farah
\nThrough her “Language of Peace” necklace collection featuring 18-and-24 karat gold circular pendants inscribed with the words “faith, peace, love, kindness and respect” in English, Arabic, and Hebrew ($800 to $3000), designer Tanya Farah wants to inspire people “to talk through their differences.”<\/p>\n
Raised in Iran by Jewish Iraqi parents, a percentage of Farah’s sales go to Seeds of Hope, an organization that works with Israeli and Palestinian youth.<\/p>\n
Go to www.tanyafarah.com for more information.<\/p>\n
Dyanne Belle
\nTo promote breast cancer awareness, Dyanne Belle designer Deb Schecter made the sterling silver “Hope” pendant with 14k gold key and butterfly charms ($120). Proceeds are donated to the cancer research organization SHARE.<\/p>\n
The designer also has a “Peace” necklace (gold, $520; silver, $145) meant “to change the negative messages we hear day in and day out.”<\/p>\n
Sold at Butterfly Studio (149 Fifth Avenue) and www.dyannebelle.com.<\/p>\n
Chameleon
\nDesigner Jennifer Young’s eclectic, Asian-inspired Chameleon jewelry is modern and earthy. One of her bestsellers is a colorful, good luck charm fish necklace w\/ fortune cookie ($22 -$30).<\/p>\n
“I love change,” she says, “and jewelry shows what kind of mood you’re in.”<\/p>\n
Sold at EdgeNY NoHo (65 Bleecker Street) and The Market (268 Mulberry Street).<\/p>\n
Issy Salomon
\nIssy Salomon’s bold costume jewelry is eye-catching and thought-provoking. One of his most provocative creations is a pair of earrings with dangling charms of the Star of David, a Christian cross, and a watch face ($46).<\/p>\n
“The time we live in is so global,” the Mexican designer says. “Regardless of our religious beliefs and backgrounds, we should all co-exist.”<\/p>\n
Sold at Edge NY NoHo (65 Bleecker Street). For more information go to www.issysalomondesigns.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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