Robert Lee Morris Wabi Sabi Collection Giant Double Typhoon Brooch

Another word for the black finish is black rhodium or gunmetal, and this dark plating was all the rage in the 1983-84 period in fashion; architectural style in ready to wear called for more stark and edgy jewelry...

Robert Lee Morris is the designer who brought the rustic look of Wabi Sabi into his fashion jewelry and has helped to make it more mainstream. This one of a kind spectacular necklace...

These one of a kind gorgeous Wabi Sabi earrings are antiqued brass. large "spinning" discs made of cross hatched woven bamboo strips. Clip ons. Created by castings made from wax impressions of baskets. the coloration in these earrings are like a an old masters dark, murky painting. Exotic and stunning as Robert Lee Morris jewelry...

Created in 1981 for the Calvin Klein fall collection, this is an oxidized brass disc belt, iconic Robert Lee Morris form, with a Wabi Sabi coloration and fin...

This bold strong and emphatic design is constructed of large oxidized brass domes, linked into a high fitting collar. Looking medieval and luscious, like out of a a movie, this beautiful and very simple necklace commands attention even in its more subtle tones of warm bronze. It is Wabi Sabi, and is great as part of a layering of chains around the neck for a spectacular fashion moment. Each high dome is finished off with two wire bands at the bottom edge. Constructed in 1984, the rich coloration of the brass is warm and comforting. Wabi Sabi is the Japanese term that means aged, used, worn, filled with character and spirit through use, old, spirited, and Robert Lee Morris loves it. So much of his jewelry has the Wabi Sabi quality, which is the opposite of glitz and sparkly bling so associated with jewelry in the first place. Morris spent 4 years living in Japan as a child, his father a USAF officer and pilot, and was very inspired by the beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetic and culture. Therefore one can see this exemplified in the colors of the metal and materials he uses; tarnished and oxidized brass, copper bronze and sometimes even darkened silver. The occasional use of leather or Elk skin...

Created in 1987 for Donna Karan's fluid clothing, this brooch is gold plated brass, and is a depiction of two dolphins swimming in the sea. The iconic look of these organic motions, ...

This contemporary brooch, named N2, belongs to the Bamboo collection and is made of frosted silver with a not-shining wabi-sabi surface. It was designed by Polya Medvedeva, an abstra...

This contemporary triptyque brooch is a unique piece from the Bamboo collection, designed by Polya Medvedeva, an oil painter from Berlin. It is made of Sterling Silver and was create...

This contemporary men's brooch from the Bamboo collection features a frosted silver finish with a wabi-sabi not-shining surface. It was created as part of the Bamboo triptych, design...

This contemporary silver brooch is part of the Bamboo collection, designed by Berlin-based oil painter Polya Medvedeva. Originally created as a triptych to be worn together in the Ch...

Here we have a wonderful brooch from the luxury jewellery designer David Morris. The brooch features a single diamond that sits in the centre of an elegant bow design. Condition: Us...

Louis Rousselet double bouquet brooch of signature hand made and hand wired nacre flower heads, petals and leaves. With turquoise lillies, pale pink d...