Jewelry Store Owner Has 2-Carat Diamond Embedded into His Artificial Eye
After completely losing sight in his right eye, an Alabama jewelry store owner decided to personalize his new fake eye by having a diamond embedded in it. Alabama native Slater Jones might just have the world’s most expensive prosthetic eye. After losing his right eye as a result of a terrible illness, the young jewelry […]
Artist Creates Chandelier Earrings That Actually Light Up
Diana Caldarescu is a talented technical designer and fashion illustrator who specializes in chandelier-shaped earrings that actually light up. Having miniature chandeliers hanging from your earlobes may sound kitsch, but if that’s the style you’re going for, you may as well go big with the amazing light-up chandelier earrings of Diana Caldarescu. The young New […]
Golden Boy – Man Walks Around Daily With Several Kilos of Gold Jewelry on His Body
A Vietnamese street food stall owner has become known for his fascination with gold jewelry. Every day, he walks around Ho Chi Minh City with up to 5 kilograms of gold on his body. 34-year-old Đỗ Ngọc Thuận, aka ‘Seven Ball’, has been fascinated with gold for as long as he can remember. When he […]
Real Goldy Locks – Rapper Claims to Have Implanted Gold Chains Into His Head
Mexican rapper Dan Sur has been getting a lot of attention lately, not because of his music, but because of his drastic physical transformation – replacing his natural hair with metal gold chains implanted into his head. With the internet and social media constantly producing new artists and influencers, it’s hard to get noticed unless […]
You Can Now Accessorize Your Chin Thanks to This Bizarre Piece of Jewelry
If you feel like you’ve run out of body parts to accessorize, you may want to check out “Mundstück” a line of chin jewelry designed by German company MYL Berlin. As you can see in the photos, Mundstück (Mouthpiece) is a piece of metal designed to be worn on the chin. Only it doesn’t require […]
The Sri Lankan Shops Where You Have to Pay to Do the Cleaning
Businesses usually have to pay someone to keep their work spaces clean, but the shops on Sea Street, a popular jewelry hub in Sri Lanka’s capital city, actually require a fee to let people clean their premises. Hong-Kong based media outlet South China Morning Post recently featured the sad story of a heroin addict from […]
Man Collects Nail Clippings for a Year to Create Unique Engagement Ring “Diamond”
If you can’t afford a diamond ring, or if you simply want to propose to your beloved in a really special manner, you may want to check out this tutorial for creating an engagement ring out of a year’s worth of nail clippings. Kiwami, a Japanese DIY master famous for posting detailed how-to videos for […]
Thai Man Sets Up Fake Jewelry Store to Rob Jeweler of $300,000 Diamond
A Thai conman was recently arrested and charged with robbery after successfully pulling out a sophisticated plan that involved setting up a fake jewlery store and luring an Indian businessman there so he could steal a valuable diamond. 59-year-old Pipatpongpat Suksawatpipat, the man arrested for the ingenious robbery, was once a prosperous jewlery trader himself, […]
Gold-Obsessed Man Wears 13Kg of It Wherever He Goes
A Vietnamese businessman has been attracting a lot of attention on Asian social media sites for his obsession with gold. 36-year-old Tran Ngoc Phuc wears a total of 13kg of gold wherever he goes, and is always accompanied by at least 5 bodyguards who make sure that no one tries to steal it. Phuc first […]
You Can Now Buy a Gold&Silver Tin Can for $1,000
Some people like to refer to the iPhone as an absurd luxury product to pay money on, but if buying an Apple smartphone is burning money, what do you call spending $1,000 on a tin can from New York jewelers Tiffany & co.? “Upgrading” everyday objects to luxury item status is apparently really trendy these […]
Designer Creates Human Ivory Jewelry Out of Her Own Teeth
In a time when ivory poaching has gotten so bad that it threatens to wipe out several animal species, a young Dutch designer is creating “egalitarian jewelry” made of our very own ivory – teeth. Lucie Majerus first got the idea for her “human ivory” collection after having her wisdom teeth removed. She kept them […]
Artist Dubbed “Real-Life King Midas” Turns Everyday Objects Into Gold
Jewelry designer Hugh Power is being hailed as a real-life King Midas, after making it his life’s mission to transform the most mundane everyday objects into opulent gold jewelry. The Beverly Hills-based artist runs ‘House of Solid Gold’, a company that specializes in turning mundane objects like glasses or earbuds into luxurious gold-plated accessories that sell […]
Student Creates Bizarre Jewelry That Hooks into Your Veins and Turns Blood Flow into Electricity
If you think squeezing your feet into an uncomfortable pair of heels is painful, then Israeli jewelry designer Naomi Kizhner’s hardcore jewelry is probably not for you. Her innovative pieces are meant to be inserted into the wearer’s veins, harnessing kinetic power from the body’s involuntary movements to produce electricity. The collection, named ‘Energy Addicts’, features invasive […]
Eat Your Food and Wear It Too – Gold-Plated KFC Chicken Bones as Jewelry
Hard core KFC fans have come up with the perfect way to pay homage to their favorite fast food brand – by wearing gold plated KFC bones as jewelry. The idea sounds rather primitive, but I suppose the gold plating does reduce the barbaric effect to some extent. ‘Kentucky Fried Chicken Bone Gold Necklaces’, are […]
Artist with Background in Criminology Turns Bones into High-End Jewelry
Artist Kirstin Bunyard has managed to blend her two great passions – fashion and dissection – into a morbid yet intriguing art form. Kirstin makes high-end, elegant jewelry (rings, bracelets and necklaces) using natural bones. In 2009, she started her own label called Ossuaria Jewelry, through which she sells her handmade accessories. She personally selects […]