Hello, let me tell you about a designer I like.

A designer I have really enjoyed as of late is a metalsmith named Monique Rancourt, (moniquerancourt.com.) I saw her work at a craft show in Boston, bought some earrings and have been watching her since. When I spoke to her at her booth she said that she was always experimenting with new techniques for her jewelry.. some of her chain bracelets are all dipped in molten plastic which give a really interesting affect.. All in all her work is just really unique unto itself and really well done. I can also honestly say I had never seen anything like some of her pieces, and I give her kudos for establishing a line of beautiful handmade jewelry that is distinctly her own. Even though all her pieces are really different, there is a cohesive undertone that makes them collectively identifiable as 'monique rancourt'... it is definitely an admirable thing to have such a strong, identifiable sense of design perspective.