Alexandra Mor in the Olympus of the best designers of the century. And with a noble mission: to save the elephants from poaching ♦ ︎
How many good designers would be willing to make some sacrifices to entering among the «Women Jewelery Designers», a prestigious volume written by the gemologist and writer Juliet Weir-de la Rochefoucauld? Alexandra Mor succeeded, and without effort.
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The volume, published by Acc Publishing in London, explores the influence and work of jewelry designers all over the world during the last century up until today. As for the style of Alexandra Mor, Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld writes: “Mor’s jewels are young and of the moment. They are intensely personal. They carry into the twenty-first century the American ideal of jewels that can be transformed for different occasions. Simple earrings can be added to in order to create elaborate chandelier earrings, mixing and matching a variety of gemstone drops – an idea that has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from 18th- and 19th-century Europe. Her jewelry is about graceful simplicity and elegant lines that dwell on the mind, softly demanding admiration – classics ready to perpetuate memories for the next generation”. In short, a very gratifying comment for the American designer, who in 2016 moved to Bali. She is not only able to create unique high quality pieces, with extraordinary stones and refined and original compositions, but Alexandra Mor is also able to innovate and amaze, as when she combines precious stones with tagua seeds. That is an exotic wood that is also called vegetable ivory. It is a material obtained from the seeds of a palm, the Phytelephas macrocarpa, which grows in the rainforest of South America. The fruit, once dried, has consistency, color and appearance very similar to ivory and can be easily worked and dyed. The designer uses it in combination with pearls or quartz: the effect is truly surprising. And it is not just a stylistic choice: the designer has opted for tagua seeds to avoid contributing to the killing of elephants. Maybe you do not know, but one is shot down every 15 minutes by poachers hunting for fangs. Alessia Mongrando
Juliet Weir-de la Rochefoucauld
