Dear iDEALS, Reminiscent
of
what
could
be
found
in
a
childhood
treasure
chest
but
beautifully
enhanced
by
stunning
grown
up
trinkets,
Sonia
Boyajian
takes
us
to
sea
in
a
world
of
“Pirates
and
Sailors”
for
her
Spring/Summer
2013
collection.
Inspired
by
the
casual
yet
extravagant
nautical
traditions
throughout
New
England,
graphic
red,
white
and
blue
hand-‐painted
sailor
stripe
motifs
highlighted
with
glitzy
Swarovksi
crystals
are
prevalent
throughout
the
collection
featured
in
hand-‐made
porcelain
brooches,
beads
and
earrings.
This
season
Sonia’s
travels
to
Vermont
bring
her
in
contact
with
local
artisans
specializing
in
blown
glass
and
pewter
medallions.
She
incorporates
these
modern
talismans
using
sailor
knots
and
colorful
Mokuba
silk
cords,
creating
sporty
pendant
necklaces.
Following her graduation from Otis College of Art and Design, Sonia decided to widen her horizons and continue her education moving to Belgium where she studied at the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts in Antwerp. This European fashion capitol would be where Sonia begins her career as a jewelry designer. Her first experience designing jewelry came during an apprenticeship with jewelry designer Pascale Masselis. Quickly catching the eye of other designers in Antwerp, Sonia was approached to collaborate with Stephane Schneider and Bernhard Willhelm, creating jewelry for his runway show in Paris.
From the beginning of her career Sonia Boyajian jewelry has been showcased in the world’s most revered boutiques, she has been featured in fashion’s most influential publications; W Magazine, NY Times, LA Times, Vogue Japan, Vogue Russia, WWD, Le Monde, and Wallpaper. Boyajian was also included amongst the 21st century new generation of fashion jewelers in the book “Fashion Jewellery- Catwalk and Couture”.
Vibrant and alluring with a sense of intimacy, as W Magazine put it Sonia Boyajian's work is “an explosive mix of girlish wit and off-kilter glamour… which has a surrealist sensibility a la Elsa Schiaparelli. Her signature aesthetic, like its designer, is charming, whimsical and quirkily eccentric as well as glamorous and sophisticated.
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