Robert Lee Morris Wabi Sabi Salad Necklace

Created in 1983, the key form in this piece is a flat but hammered arrowhead shaped drop. The sensual way the many flat and glistening fringe pieces overlap and shimmy back and forth makes this a very fun necklace. Hanging from a gutsy chain this gold plated brass necklace has an adjustable length due to the hook clasp. The inspiration for this necklace is somewhere between the overlapping of roof tiles and shaggy hair. It is a sexy piece due to its free form movement, very linky-lanky. There is a large body of jewelry created by Robert Lee Morris called Casual Gold. They are made by rearranging the many RLM vocabulary components into new and interesting configurations. All necklaces...

This khaki color of brass is one of the most desired colors and tones that Donna Karan asked Robert Lee Morris to create for many of her runway shows. This massive wide collar is lik...

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...

Created in 1986, as part of a huge family of egg themed jewelry, this is part of the Wabi Sabi collection. A blend of oxidized brass and copper the simplicity of this design is part of its dramatic charm. Individually constructed hollow ovalized components hang from a chain separated by copper beads. The coloration of this piece is warm and non conventional, typical of the breaking of new ground Morris accomplished with his fashion jewelry. 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...

Exquisite gilt abstract contemporary statement necklace by designer Herve van der Straeten. Hammered gold-plated brass rings intertwine with a s...

Robert Lee Morris is one of the leaders in the field of art to wear. He began this aspect of his career in the 1970's and focused on sculptural and organic forms. Morris worked with many fashion designers and collaborated with Donna Karan in 1985 on her first collection. Morris has won numerous awards in the fields of fashion and jewelry. Morris's work is done in silver; gold; bronze and 24 karat matte gold plating. This pendant necklace is unusual in that it is made entirely of 18 karat gold. It consists of a hammered gold choker...

Alton Sweden Modernist Sterling Silver Statement Pendant Necklace 1973. A very attractive necklace. The pendant is about 90mm wide and about 65mm high Put...

A mid-century modern brass Brutalist necklace. In the style of Jack Boyd & Pal Kepenyes. With an abstract organic Brutalist drop resembling a tree branch on a brass chain link neck...