H. Stern, Campana Brothers Prove Beauty and Function Can Mix

January 03, 06 by IDEX Online Staff Reporter

Campana's necklace/table
runner for H. Stern

It is not often that you find a piece of useful jewelry. In fact, functional jewelry seems to belie the point of decorative pieces. But the Campana Collection for H. Stern seems to have melded the desire for beauty with a need for function – of a sort. After all, who really needs a necklace that doubles as a table runner, or, a table runner that does dual duty as a necklace?

The collection, which includes a small stole of gold thread and a necklace composed of diamond ropes, was created when H. Stern designers followed the furniture-making brothers around for several months. It was inspired by the objects that influence the Campana brothers and by the furniture they create.

The 18 karat gold necklace, with a clasp release made of one .03 carat baguette diamond, was inspired by the profile of corrugated cardboard and can be used either as a necklace, with a flat panel resting on the chest and back or laid flat on the table. And the price for this mix of beauty and function? $51,000.

Another piece in the collection, the $91.000 gold stole, is composed of 80,000 strands of 18 karat gold thread and silk backing. Each piece takes over three months to complete and bears the collection's signature; a small gold emblem of a drain cover inspired by the Campana’s "Drain" table - a table top made of two pool drain covers.

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