Like a great building, products create their own landscapes as well as an active dialogue with the environments in which we place and use them. Every design or collection should focus on the user, the space, and the other objects around it.
The Montclair, New Jersey based “Little Architecture” is Pico Design’s premier collection of jewelry. Founder Andrea Panico debuted the collection in December 2007, showcasing the inspiration she draws from the work of architects such as Santiago Calatrava and Tadao Ando. Panico is a former designer for West Elm and Director of Product Design Clodagh, but her love of jewelry started with an elective class during her graduate studies in Industrial Design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
The collection is constructed primarily from sterling silver and scrap wood with accents of semi-precious stones and gold vermeil. The geometry of simple shapes is a common thread throughout the line where suspension bridges morph into necklaces, and cuffs resemble stained glass windows and chain link fences to create what Panico calls “wearable architecture.”
Pico Design has officially launched its ecommerce site, bringing modern accessories to the masses. Shop online and browse beautiful product shots of everything in the collection. This month’s online feature, the Capuchinas Bracelet, is a graphic reference to a stained glass window designed by Luis Barragan and Mathias Goeritz at a Capuchine Chapel in Mexico City. Price points range from $48 to $350.
Visit PicoMeansLittle.com for more information.
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