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SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED™ is proud to announce its collaboration with internationally renowned model and photographer Helena Christensen for its latest advertising campaign. This cooperation continues the brand’s long tradition of joining forces with exceptional creative spirits. Check out some of our favorite images from the campaign.

In Manhattan, jewelry stores are about as common as discarded Metro Cards in the Subway. Standing out in this abounding crowd of jewels and molded metals can be a challenge, but a combined bevy of creativity and a yearning for a bracelet that no one has yet created is what new jewelry stores are made of. It was this craving for novel accessories that inspired the start of Tendenza Jewelry, designed by founders Oren and Zichrini.

RedCarpetJewels.com, a new online retail site, features elegant, fine jewelry pieces that are available for rental or purchase via the site for special occasions and affairs.

With the upcoming warm weather, we’re sure you CITYists are looking to grab something new for your shopping trips. Eden Jewelry has just launched their new e-commerce website in time for your spring jewelry needs. This new line by New York based designer Maytal Sharifi is chock full of colorful jewelry ranging from resin cuffs to Swarovski embedded pieces. Our favorite piece is the dewdrop ring. Reasonably priced from $75-$275, these Eden pieces make the ideal gift for your female friends.

Isharya’s jewelry pieces boast of casual elegance and understated glamour. The pieces shine with designs and detailing that seem to perfectly emulate the soothing scenery of a tropical beach with calm waters and clear horizons. They are the perfect accessories to pair with this summer’s sundress.

Puja Bordia, known for her magnificent jewelry creations, is at it again with her Trésor “Logo” collection. The collection of rings, necklaces and earrings all feature an intricate interweave of fine gold and diamonds that create exquisite patterns that are both unique and rejuvenating from more typical styles of jewelry.

In celebration of tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day, JewelMint will be offering a discount off of all of their pieces! Just enter “vday14″ to receive your discount, today. It’s still not too late to buy your special someone that perfect gift–and, even better, now you’ll save money!

We all strive to attain that carefree nature, to just let go of all our worries and live life without regrets. And KumKum is here to try and help us release that inner freedom. A Swedish born company, KumKum is a jewelry line that handcrafts all of its collections from sterling silver to create one-of-a-kind, ethnic pieces of jewelry that are just as unique as the individual that they adorn.

Carrera y Carrera, a company with a rich Spanish heritage, has just released two new collections–Granada and Bambu. Refreshing for their innovative looks and enchanting sophistication, the pieces are simply a must-have.

Whether you’re a lover of Valentine’s Day or avidly anti-pink hearts and PDA, we have a feeling that Louis Vuitton’s Valentine’s Day products will make you swoon. The heart shaped, monogram bags with pink and turquoise leopard print lining–and their rectangular, wallet counterparts–are the perfect combination of sweet and spice.

Alison Pickart has taken her work with interior design to exterior ambitions, and we couldn’t be more excited. Her recently renovated home, which she designed in collaboration with Lee Ledbetter and a few other architectural groups, sparkles with the innovative ingenuity that Pickart’s creations embody. And now that passion, that flawless distinctiveness is apparent in her jewelry line, FRIPPERYcollection. Each piece from the collection is handmade and incorporates rough natural elements with an elegant look and feel.

Every woman can use some enlightenment in her life, and Cheryl Finnegan anticipated this with the creation of her jewelry line, Virgins Saints & Angels. Pieces from the collection are designed using relics and religious symbols to create inspirational jewelry that showcases the uplifting, illuminating qualities that reflect the nature of the divine, such as angels and goddesses. Each piece, inspired by 17th century Mexican town San Miguel de Allende, is hand crafted in Mexico and plated in silver or 18K gold.

Tim McElwee and Cyia Batten, Los Angeles based design team and couple, use the chaotic whirlpool of life’s surprises as inspiration for their jewelry line, T.Cyia. The jewelry features eclectic pieces of mixed metals and layered chains that create an edgy look perfect for the daring personality that exists within every woman.

Every girl wants to be draped in gemstones—in elegantly understated pieces of jewelry that not only perfectly accentuate her style, but that help to define the real woman hidden beneath the façade of her cleverly fashioned wardrobe. Charme Silkiner’s unique collections are an inspiration for the bold, distinguished characteristics that her pieces embody. Cleverly crafted and designed to embrace the feel of sophistication that marks the beauty of gemstones, Silkiner’s creations sparkle for their uniqueness and character.

One flight, two countries, four designers–these were the only ingredients necessary to create brilliant artistry, which is exactly what jewelry pieces from AF148-AF147 embody. The line is cleverly named after a flight that the group took from Paris to Delhi–a flight that sparked the group’s inspiration to playfully use their travels as fuel behind their jewelry creations. French romanticism and subtle dabbles of other countries’ influences effortlessly weave their way through the unique stories of these pieces. Their vision is impeccable, their story is incredible; AF148-AF147 represents an embodiment of innovation and ingenuity rarely seen in such subtle sophistication.

BaubleBar, a new online retailer, has created a haven for fashionistas who crave reasonable prices on jewelry. Founded by recent Harvard Business school grads Daniella Yacobovsky and Amy Jain, the company prides itself on selling chic, trendy and elegant jewelry that usually ranges from $45 to $80. The selection of fashion jewelry changes monthly, which allows the site to continuously keep its styles of jewelry up-to-date, while keeping the prices low.

Jenny Bird, a jewelry and handbag designer based in Toronto, is one designer who refuses to believe that the past is no longer a part of our future.

Carla Amorim, a Brazilian born designer, creates pieces of jewelry influenced by the Brazilian nature and architecture in Brasilia with its geometric lines inspired by Oscar Niemeyer. The modernity of her pieces creates a bold and dramatic line of jewelry that any woman with a flair for edgy, yet sophisticated, style will want and appreciate.

Charming stationary, delicately adorned house wares, and clever jewelry form the base of the contemporary home goods brand Bailey Doesn’t Bark. Started in 2008, it uses environmentally friendly materials and boasts an American-made dedication, making the brand as much of a philosophy as it is a store.

Danielle and Jodie Snyder, the creative forces and nominal inspiration behind jewelry brand DANNIJO, are launching an exciting new line today in collaboration with FashionToast.com’s Rumi Neely. The limited edition collection will be sold exclusively on Tobi.com.

I got a sneak peek at the Swarovski Crystallized Spring/Summer 2011 collection at the Crystallized store in Soho. I couldn’t help but immediately falling in love with this Octopus rung that Kenneth Jay Lane designed for the brand.

The latest collection from British jewelry label, Camilla James, is described as “an artfully constructed interpretation of military chic.” I have to say, I couldn’t agree more. Considering the recent direction of trends toward utility and structure, these pieces are perfectly attuned to today’s favored styles.

Los Angeles-based jewelry label TomTom is set to release a collection of futuristic pieces inspired by the world of TRON – a 1982 classic, science fiction film set in a universe of virtual reality. The line will be a collaboration between TomTom and Walt Disney Pictures, as part of a promotional campaign for Disney’s upcoming December 17th release of TRON: Legacy in theaters, the next chapter in the film franchise.

Thakoon keeps it simple with this year’s fall 2010 Tasaki collection. Simple, not prosaic. Playing with the concepts of desire and charm, Thakoon incorporates Tasaki’s staple mineral—the pure pearl—and creates a line of understated, but beautiful, accessories.

It’s good to know that we’re not the only ones who are fans of nOir jewelry—it looks like Gwen Stefani is, too. For the Spring/Summer 2011 L.A.M.B show, Gwen’s models stomped down the runway with necks and wrists donned in the architectural and tribal constructions of nOir’s Fall 2010 collection. Whether the pieces bear sharp, jagged edges, or softer, feather-like drapery, the collection speaks to someone who wants their jewelry to do the same. For more info on the collections, take a look at nOir’s website, and for some of our favorites, take a look after the jump.