Mar 14, 2012
connected
Beautiful, bubble-inspired, connected/divided plates from Metaphys. In the studio of my dreams, all jewelry components required for each piece live in one of these...
Feb 2, 2012
the brite side
Under the heading 'Things You Cannot Tell Just by Looking at Her,' apparently Miuccia Prada has been known to favor fluorescent underwear. I find myself surprised by this. Also thoroughly charmed.
Neon fluorescents have been throwing a party in their own little corner of the fashion scene for a while and Spring 2012 sees the trend blow up, hitting both high and low. Bright (brite!)
colors are interpreted in a range of tones, some less electric but no
less interesting, appearing now in playful pairings and complex, unlikely mixes.
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| Nanette Lepore, Peter Som, Christopher Kane, Marc Jacobs via Style.com |
Whether you go all out with electric-kool-aid-acid color, or gravitate toward a slightly softer, more plastic-fantastic hue, there's a bright color for every taste. Consider a single pop played against warm neutrals this season—it's the
freshest take yet.
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| Jil Sander, Isabel Marant, Acne all styled at Totokaelo.com / 2012 m&m colors |
I'm so excited to be playing with these great colors. Stay tuned for a new line of fluorescent-popped Framed Mesh works: rich, enameled finishes in complex color combos for your palette-mixing pleasure!
Jan 5, 2012
The New Now
All the BEST in the new
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All the best in the new NOW. I mean that honestly, and in the very best sense. But, also—honestly—it's all I can seem to manage these days. I wish I could say it was due to a very calm, serene sense-of-self-as-the-present-moment, but it's more an unenviable look-at-this-important-new-thing-in-front-of-me-I-guess-I'll-drop-everything-and-do-THAT-now... because I am very busy.
Which is great. Truly. I'm still filling the last of the orders I took over the holidays, ecstatic about every single one. But there is so much more involved with building a business, even IF people already want what you have to offer (thank you all so very, very much!) that I find myself wishing I were two or three people... and that at least one of those people had a solid business degree.
It's all very exciting, though. I first started selling my jewelry last summer, fortunate to have been included in ten fantastic art/design venues in the past six months. The latest, and largest, of these was the Renegade Holiday SF fair:
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For those of you who don't know, I'm a one-woman-band over here. Jewelry, graphics, web design, packaging, marketing, show displays, styling, and photography... I really love doing it all.
Here's to an exciting 2012 with new mesh jewelry designs!
And, of course, whatever YOU have planned...
xxxo
Dec 9, 2011
SHOW: Holiday Indie Mart at the Bold Italic
12/16/11 - Friday night 5pm-11pm the Bold Italic 34 Page Street, SF Google map
Hosted By
The Bold Italic is proud to present the first event inside our brand spankin' new office space. For Holiday Indie Mart, we'll be joining forces with Kelly Malone and co. to bring you a holiday-themed party & shopping extravaganza that should make you very merry.
We'll be featuring
- A curated batch of local vendors. We're talking the 25 best of the best!
- Food carts, including Angry Man Eats and Rice Paper Scissors, selling their tasty treats.
- A recycled cardboard X-mas tree lot from The Arbory .
- Workshop DIY ornaments that don't suck (terrarium ornaments, peeps!).
- A photo opp with Dirty Santa. Sit on his lap and tell him if you've been bad or good.
- ROOT , SNAP, and Reyka Vodka cocktails mixed expertly by Secret Hooch Society.
- Beer from Speakeasy Ales and Lagers .
- DJs spinning holiday tunes.
- The launch of the new Bold Italic space, expertly designed by Kelly Malone herself.
I hope you can come by!
All Maral Rapp | Modern Vintage Works will be 20% off
Dec 8, 2011
SHOW: Renegade SF Holiday Weekend !!
December 17 + 18 --- Sat/Sun
11am – 6pm
Concourse Exhibition Center
635 8th Street, San Francisco
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from the Renegade web site:
Handmade Holiday Mania Invades the Bay!
On December 17 + 18, 2011, from 11am – 6pm, the 3rd Annual Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Market in San Francisco will return to the Concourse Exhibition Center!
Always free-to-attend, holiday shopping has never been more fun than with the work of over 250 of today’s finest makers of handmade goods to peruse and several hands-on crafting activities to get involved with! Food, beverages and libations will also be available!
At the Renegade Craft Fair you can expect to find only the best indie-craft and DIY artisans! Featuring both local and national talent, shoppers can anticipate a vast array
of independently designed jewelry, clothing, paper goods, home + garden
goods, posters, artwork, plush objects, bath + body products, and so
much more!!
Sponsored by:
Nov 21, 2011
SHOW: This Saturday - Firehouse 8 Fundraiser
This Saturday is "Shop Small Business Saturday" - and there's no better way to celebrate than by helping this retail/art/design/community hub get off the ground. We'll be joining other local SF artists, designers, and more at a fundraiser for Firehouse 8, the impressive community vision of Teresa Nittolo, owner of Molte Cose and Belle Cose shops.
It takes quite a bit of energy, time, and money to remodel a historic landmark firehouse, transforming it into a go-to gathering spot - but that is exactly what Teresa and her partner Gavin are doing. If you're in San Francisco for the holiday, I hope you can join me and other local SF creatives at Saturday's fundraiser, and let your holiday shopping dollars help bring this much-anticipated hub for artists, community-building, and small business to life!
About Firehouse 8, from the venue's web site:
Creating A Collaborative Space & Creative Environment
Our goal is to meet, socialize, educate and flourish together.
The first floor will be mixed retail and coffee supporting local artisans, suppliers & vendors.
The second floor will be a community assembly space available for rental: seminars, meetings, gallery openings, weddings & special occasions. We will host events with local talents, artists, chefs, musicians, photographers, speakers & writers. This space will be a philanthropic hub geared towards programs for children and our local fire department.
Firehouse 8 is a creative environment where art and commerce merge to form a unique space. Together we hope to inspire preservation and growth in our community.
More info about Saturday's event on their Facebook page:
Holiday Bazaar Fundraiser for Historic Firehouse Landmark #188
Nov 16, 2011
CHILLIN' in San Francisco - December 3rd!
If you're in the San Francisco area, I hope you can come party and shop at CHILLIN' - an amazing shopping/club/art/fashion event series put on by artist promoter Irene Hernandez-Feiks. 200 artists, 80 fashion designers, 6 DJs, with live painting and video installation at the event.
It promises to be epic. This event has a ten-year history of promoting artists and designers, giving them a wild, fun venue. Come play and do your holiday shopping at the same time!
All 'MARAL RAPP | Modern Vintage Works' will be 20% off at the show.
All 'MARAL RAPP | Modern Vintage Works' will be 20% off at the show.
Chillin' Productions presents:
Saturday December 3, 2011 200 Artists 80 Fashion Designers
Video Installation by: Kent Bates Music by: DJ Big Happy DJ Dirtyhertz DJ Felina DJ Irene Hernandez-Feiks Rondo Brothers DJ Russell Vargas Live Painting by: Daniel J Valdez Jasper Thomas Sean Sczepanik Steve Javiel When: December 3, 2011 8:00pm-2:00am Where: Mezzanine 444 Jessie Street, SF CA 94103 Cost: $10 at the door Must be 21+ID For more information go to: chillinproductions.com
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