NOVICA Dichroic art glass necklace, 'Electric Earth'
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Mexican designers Debora and Marco present their latest creation combining electrifying colors and warm earth hues. The necklace features a stunning dichroic glass pendant shaped like a diamond centered by a sterling silver sphere. .925 rating silver Artisan Info: "Hello, we are Debora and Marco and we met while doing research on glass. Debora is from Argentina. After finishing a degree in art, she decided to widen her horizons and that road brought her to Mexico where we met each other," says jewelry artisan Marco. "I studied veterinary medicine. After several successful professional activities that benefited society with practice and technical knowledge, I was attracted to art. So we both began researching the art of glass, both with the same restlessness and both destined to join forces as we dominated the technique of dichroic glass." Dichroic glass is an ultra-thin coating of metal oxides and quartz, grown as a crystal structure on the surface using a highly technical vacuum deposition process. Originally produced for the aerospace industry, it now provides a medium for Debora and Marco's fused glass jewelry. "First we began making sculptures and panels with this material," Debora continues, "and through a lot of investigating and testing, the idea was born of making a
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