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LEYLA BAHAR DESIGNS
CONTEMPORARY ARCHEOLOGICAL HEIRLOOM AESTHETIC DESIGN
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COLLECTABLE RAW METAL ART JEWELRY
CREATED FROM START TO FINISH BY HAND
WITH SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE USA
LEYLA BAHAR DESIGNS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2014 BY METAL ARTIST / DESIGNER LEYLA BAHAR TALAKOOB.
HER DESIGNS CREATE A PERFECT COLLABORATION WITH THE LEADING EDGE INNOVATIONS OF
AVANT-GARDE & FORWARD CONTEMPORARY FASHION.
WITH INSPIRATIONS OF RAW ORGANIC BOLDNESS IN COMBINATION OF
SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP FROM START TO FINISH BY HAND.
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HER CREATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO BRING AWARENESS & APPRECIATION FOR THE BEAUTY OF IMPERFECTION
WITH TEXTURE VARIATIONS & EXPOSED IMPERFECTIONS OF THE PROCESS OUTCOME OF HER TECHNIQUE.
THE MINOR IMBALANCE IN EACH PIECE CREATES AN AGED & WORN IN ARCHEOLOGICAL HEIRLOOM AESTHETIC,.
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THE FLUIDITY & AESTHETICS OF HER CONTEMPORARY METAL ART STEMS FROM THE ADMIRATION OF
THE REBELLIOUS FLAMBOYANCE OF AVANT-GARDE FASHION WITH INSPIRATIONS OF THE JAPANESE ART OF "WABI-SABI"
BUT MAINLY HER LOVE OF THE 70'S ERA
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THOUGH SOME OF HER WORK IS HAND FABRICATED, HER METAL ART IS MOSTLY CREATED THROUGH A LOST WAX CAST PROCESS.
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IN ORDER TO CREATE FLOW & MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE COLLECTIONS, SOME OF THE DESIGNS ARE CREATED
BY ADDING HIGH END VINTAGE RECYCLED CHAINS WITH LEYLA BAHAR DESIGNS COMPONENTS.
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UNLIKE TRADITIONAL CLASPS, A RECOGNIZABLE SIGNATURE ELEMENT OF ASTROLOGICAL LEO CLASP IS ADDED TO MOST UP-CYCLED PIECES,
INTENDED TO BE SHOWCASED AS A PART OF THE DESIGN AESTHETIC.
IT IS OFTEN SEEN WORN ON EITHER SIDE OF THE NECKLACE WITH THE OPTION OF BEING HIDDEN IN THE BACK.
THE IMPERFECTIONS & TEXTURES PURPOSELY APPLIED TO HER DESIGN HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED TO CREATE SIMILAR CALMING EFFECTS
OF A WORRY STONE WHEN RUBBED OR FELT.
EACH OF HER PIECES ARE BESPOKE & A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER.
SHE DESIGNS THEM TO BECOME A COLLECTABLE HEIRLOOM WORK OF RAW METAL ART JEWELRY.
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MOSTLY SELF TAUGHT, SHE USES MANIPULATION TECHNIQUES THROUGH WAX FABRICATION THAT ARE
INFLUENCED BY A MIX OF MANY CIRE-PERDUE (LOST WAX CAST) TRADITIONS.
AESTHETICALLY HER METAL ART WORK RESEMBLE BUT NEVER REPLICATES
A VARIETY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL STYLES TAKING YOU BACK INTO THE TIME OF
LOST OXUS TREASURE ( PERSIAN ) ETRUSCAN ( GREEK )
ANGLO-SAXON ( 5TH-9TH CENTURY BRITISH, VIKING INVASION, CELTIC)
MINOAN AEGINA TREASURE (GREEK KNOWN FOR ITS BRONZE AGE)
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EACH PIECE IS HAND MADE IN THE USA BY THE ARTIST
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BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK YOU CAN FOLLOW LEYLA BAHAR DESIGNS ON INSTAGRAM
A CORKY COLLABERATION OF HER DAILY ADVENTURES, PAST, PRESENT & NEW COLLECTIONS
PLUS THE DESIGN & PROCESS OF HER WORK..
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DUPLICATION OF ANY AND ALL JEWELRY DESIGN AND CREATIONS DONE BY LEYLA BAHAR TALAKOOB WILL RESULT IN A FINE AND POSSIBLE PROSECUTION.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ANY USE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE REPRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION,
DISPLAY OR TRANSMISSION OF THE CONTENT OF THIS SITE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED
REFERENCES:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL STYLES: 7000 YEARS OF JEWELRY / HUGH TAIT
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** WABI SABI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi (A CONCEPT IN TRADITIONAL JAPANESE AESTHETIC CONSTITUTING A WORLD VIEW CENTERED ON
THE ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSIENCE & IMPERFECTION.
THE AESTHETICS IS SOMETIMES DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE BEAUTY THAT IS
"IMPERFECT, IMPERMANENT & INCOMPLETE".)
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