![]() ![]() ![]() It starts very simply, and we increasingly push the envelope in complexity and materials which is what we have just accomplished with The Fiddling Series.” We have gotten a bit more disciplined in this regard. It's all about moving ideas forward and releasing them only when they are ready. I could not rely on the traditional methods when I first started out since I was unknown and untrained, which meant the method by which we conceive new collections was unorthodox and still is. Our Instagram is an amazing resource because I quite literally would launch our collections there every time. I can't quite describe it any other way, but for me personally it feels like a tsunami of ideas that we have to keep developing. There are over 500 versions of the locks at present So many iterations. Marla continues, “The shapes I chose were always dictated by form and function- organic and simple silhouettes that would be able to be used in several ways. But before we get to the other styles on the collection, let’s take a step back in time and take a look at Marla’s evolution from her first lock: The interchangeability of these rings is ingenious and they are crafted with integrity and unparalleled workmanship. ![]() Like worry beads and they also double as locks with the centerpiece opening for pendants and/or medallions/charms and then locking into place. These are my personal favorites because the spin around and you can play with them on your finger. Speaking of imagination, Marla’s new pieces include The Fiddling Series (”named because women like to fiddle with their jewelry,” says Marla) There are “Trundle Rings” within the collection. They convert the locks in ways even while designing them, I could never have imagined.” It is not an exaggeration to say that I am amazed daily by how creative my customers get. “Nothing thrills me more than to see the way women wear the various styles. One of the aspects that has fueled Marla’s continuing series is her appreciation and understand of her customers. Her most recent collection which launched on September 15th and can be seen on her website is a testament to how her initial idea lead to a complete evolution of functional and useful designs for jewelry that are also fun to wear and reveal that there is no end to the creativity of Marla’s anything-goes innovations. Since Marla first engineered these beauties that work in numerous ways, such as hooking together to create different links for necklaces and stations in between chain, in addition to the aforementioned ‘locking on’ on of charms and pendants, Marla seems to never run out of ideas for new locks. The locks stay put, don’t open, and allow the charms to dangle at different lengths of a necklace. And as her designs grew, so did my collection of them- including the engraved lock (one of my all time favorites) which allows me to interchange different charms and dangle everything from Georgian and early Victorian pieces to those by current designers. Soon after I received the first, I ordered two more for myself-one with a diamond baguette, another with a ruby baguette. ![]() But I completely changed my mind once I received one of Marla’s baby locks as a gift and fastened it onto a small medallion, dangling it from one of my necklaces filled with charms from the Victorian through retro periods. The design seemed too industrial and streamlined for my style, which is more fluid and feminine whether I am wearing antique or modern jewelry. I had seen them in hardware stores and at renowned companies as key chains.’ As I continued to stare at the piece, I considered, ‘This ad/publishing executive -turned jewelry designer might be on to something and something big in an item-based collection.’ At the same time, I also felt that I personally could not wear the lock. The first time I saw one of Marla’s locks-I thought, ‘interesting concept-savvy design, haven’t seen it done before as a piece of jewelry. ![]()
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