Chan Luu – jewelry crafted in the time honored tradition handed down over thousands of years
Chan Luu jewelry is the complementing of natural materials including but not limited to cotton, cashmere, semi precious stones, crystal and leather as well as freshwater pearls, feathers of exotic birds and not so exotic but equally alluring Swarovski crystal. Jewelry has long been used as a way of expressing oneself and has been used as a form of personal adornment for thousands of years.
It is difficult nowadays to place where a piece of jewelry originates, such is the diasporas of large groups of people to many different parts of the world. As modern travel has made the world appear to shrink and one can travel halfway round the world in a single day or less, the merging of styles, traditions and cultural significant traits in jewelry has over the years tended to merge.
As more and more people travel and the boundaries become blurred, fashion jewelry including bracelets, rings, brooches and earrings design traits have infiltrated into many different cultures. Purists may say this is not a good thing, but if the demand for “ethnic” jewelry is there, designers will fill the vacuum and cater for the consumer.
Although many cultures have (and some still do) display their jewelry as a status symbol and a show of their wealth, this tradition is not so common as it once was, and jewelry now is more worn for the fun of it but also as a way of making a personal statement about oneself. Any man or woman who wears jewelry does so because they want to decorate themselves in the time honored traditions of mankind throughout history; indeed it is not uncommon to see jewelry which has been chosen to coordinate with clothing, hair color or even the tone of the makeup.
The skills of the jeweler or jewelry maker which have been handed down from generation to generation have been honed over many centuries, and as new material has been introduced by travelers, the ingenuity of jewelry designers and makers has always managed to shine through. From the early days of mankind adorning himself with beads made from snail shells dating back some seventy five thousand years ago, through the ages, from the first signs of copper jewelry some seven thousand years ago and into the present day; wherever there has been material and imagination, beautiful jewelry has always been fashioned and crafted.
Right through to the present day where Chan Luu has used her artistic skill in combining unusual forms with beautiful colors to create truly striking pieces which set the trend in fashion jewelry, she is merely following on the traditions of thousands of years of artisans all over the world. See her striking designs which many of her clients refer to as “arm candy” at the website of Boutique la Fleur, the address of which is http://boutiquelafleur.com/index.php/designers/chan-luu.html.
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