Knit Jewelry Collection by Arielle de Pinto

by Kelsey Keith

Arielle de Pinto is a Montreal-based jewelry designer who has reached cult status with her collection of intricately crocheted metal accessories. More akin to wearable art than haute jewelry, de Pinto's work combines the essence of handicrafts with contemporary materials and a loose, unstructured aesthetic.

With a background in printmaking, the designer had no formal training in jewelry design. She learned to crochet by following the instructions off a Susan Bates crochet hook package—luckily for the legions of young and avant-garde, de Pinto felt more attraction to metal (burnished gold, hammered silver) than yarn.

Up next is a collaboration with German contemporary label Anntian incorporating textiles and thread in addition to de Pinto's typical crocheted metal. We connected with Arielle to ask her a few questions about her process and inspirations.

For more information please visit: http://www.coolhunting.com/style/arielle-de-pint-1.php and

http://www.arielledepinto.com/index.php

Submitted by Elesha Casimir