Original Fine Art Jewellery in Silver and Gold.
Acclaimed Fine Art Jewellery Designer Niki Kavakonis has opened her first flagship store in the Bloor West Village.
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Thursday, November 7, 2019
Yes. That's Dina Pugliese wearing the Ode to the Right Angle cuff bracelet. I took the photo many eons ago.The Ode to the Right Angle is one of my most challenging designs to construct. Do you know why? Read the TV screens on my front window, or come inside the store to find out. 2465 Bloor St. W., 1 to 6pm, Wednesday to Saturday.
The Ad Astra ringIs this a good enough reason to wear a meteorite on your finger?Science-y men particularly like this ring, although I make it in all sizes.And it is, like so many of my designs, a self-standing piece of miniature sculpture.On view at Niki Kavakonis Designs, 2465 Bloor St W., Toronto, and available to order info@nikikavakonisdesigns.com. More information at www.nikikavakonisdesigns.com
Posted at 03:34 PM
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Ad AstraOn the left, Brad Pitt in the poster for the science fiction movie Ad Astra.On the right, the Ad Astra ring in sterling silver, and showcasing a naturally formed Iron-nickel meteorite fragment, from the Kennedy Space Centre,NASA .Meteorites are deemed to be about 4.56 billion years old, older than diamonds, which are about 3.5 billion years old.You too can wear a piece of the cosmos on your finger!Like all my ring designs, I make it to size, and by order. Niki Kavakonis Designs, 2465 Bloor Street West.Reach for the Stars!... more
Posted at 12:54 PM
Thursday, September 12, 2019
The American organization ASJRA (Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts) included a short article on the 'Golden Pinched Star' necklace in their most recent newsletter.You can read the full article on the TV screen in the front window of the store, at 2465 Bloor St. W., and see the necklace inside the store. I make the necklace upon order.
Posted at 02:45 PM
Friday, September 6, 2019
The American organization ASJRA (Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts) included a short article on the 'Golden Pinched Star' necklace in their most recent newsletter.You can read the full article on the TV screen in the front window of the store, at 2465 Bloor St. W., and see the necklace inside the store.
Posted at 01:44 PM
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Niki Kavakonis Designs is back open for regular hours: Wednesday to Saturday 1 to 6pm.Come on in, and see what I can do for you. Welcome!2465 Bloor Street West.
Posted at 01:23 PM
Thursday, July 25, 2019
One of my favourite actors has passed away: Rutger Hauer.Attached, you will find a pic of leather earrings I painted when I was 17 or 18, and teaching myself how to paint.On the left, Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty, on the right, Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, both from the 1982 movie Blade Runner.They are on view at my store Niki Kavakonis Designs, 2465 Bloor St. W.
Posted at 01:06 PM
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Love You Bloor WestWe used to have two movie theatres in Bloor West Village, now we don't have any. We're getting condos, across the street from my store, at 2465 Bloor Street West. I'm still open, construction hasn't started yet. Come on in!
Posted at 01:56 PM
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Where shall you take me?"Greta Garbo as Anna Karenina in the movie Anna Karenina, asking her son, played by Freddie Bartholomew, Where shall you take me?"They're in St. Petersberg, Russia.Pictured on their Globe is part of North America and the International Date Line.Option 1: North or South America (As depicted in The World is my Oyster pendant necklace, featuring a 16+mm Tahitian pearl, carved with the continents of the World, and gilded with 23 Karat gold.)Option 2: Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, even Russia, Arabia,... more
Yes. That's Dina Pugliese wearing the Ode to the Right Angle cuff bracelet. I took the photo many eons ago.The Ode to the Right Angle is one of my most challenging designs to construct. Do you know why? Read the TV screens on my front window, or come inside the store to find out. 2465 Bloor St. W., 1 to 6pm, Wednesday to Saturday.
