Metal for Monsters
Husband-wife design team Vivian Cheng and Eric Jean-Louis (Blend Creations) were reading about the fate of children in war-torn countries when they hit upon a question many of us in the arts often ponder: “How do I save the world with a really great piece of jewelry or an illustration?” In reply, the duo have launched Metal for Monsters, a jewelry collaboration with a handful of illustrators and toy designers. S.britt, Stefan G. Bucher, Jon Burgerman, Anna Chambers, Justin Hillgrove, Adam Koford, John Martz, Jay Stephens and Brian Taylor have all supplied Blend Creations with really cool monster art to be made into pendants. Each laser-etched, stainless steel pendant features an illustration on the front with the artist’s signature and number (out of 100) on the back. For each pendant purchased, $16 will be donated to UNICEF. Vivian and Eric are currently working out the details of production and preparing for a launch date.