Initially working as an assistant with the Italian painter, Francesco Clemente, Love gradually found herself drawn to hand-crafted metal and crystal work. In 2006, Love established her first label in the city of New York and has, since then, continued to experiment with unique and exotic materials to craft challenging designs.This time around, Love explores the influence of ethnic ornamentation combined with astrological lunar phase and alchemy, while moving away from her macabre and dark signature style (a departure from the bird skull and iconic talon cuff bracelet). The New York designer instead found peace through basic alchemical elements such as water, fire, earth, and wind, as well as from Indian beliefs and the African cultures of Rajasthan and Ethiopia. As Love puts it, her new collection is less about symbols and animals and more about shapes, spirituality, and jewelry as a form of protection.
"My main focus was the idea of protection and the different traditional pieces worn by women in Africa, India, and South America symbolizing protection. I encompassed much of the strong, heavy designs of tradition jewelry, creating different-sized powerful jewelry in different metals and stones. From the ridge cuffs to the tribal spike necklaces, I wanted to emulate the forceful and safe vibe of traditional protection jewelry" said Pamela Love
Pamela Love's Spring Summer 2011 (SS11) collection was recently unveiled at the exclusive M.A.C//MILK STUDIOS at New York Fashion Week. 3 years into the jewelry business and the Brooklyn born has never failed to entice the world with her hand-hewn Gothic designs and styling accessories.Apart from diamonds, 14K gold, silver, sapphires and rubies, she introduced new materials to her collection like Resin, Wood and Howlite. Coherent pieces of varying heights and proportions made an entry into a unified collection and her edgy and tribal-inspired designs clearly reflect her creative spirit, wit, and unique vision!
