Countless trips to the MoMa and Met and you still can’t debate the value of contemporary art.
Wrap your head (finger, wrist, and neck) around AEA’s sculptural gems instead. Former Ralph Lauren designer and Brooklynite Adrienne Alaimo molds gold, silver, and brass earrings, rings, bracelets, and necklaces in the city’s Diamond District.
On exhibit: the triple-band Pyramid ring with a trio of rectangular stones that evoke Egyptian wonders. Other mini monuments include the gridded Rail cuff and cagelike Coil and Crux cutout stunners that recall work by Richard Serra and Zaha Hadid.
Color fans will love the Kaleidoscope with hand-cut gems (onyx, sapphire, ruby, jasper, green amethyst). Choose your own stone (bloodstone, ametrine, labradorite, purple amethyst, madeira citrine, or chrysoprase) for the diamond-shaped Dagger necklace, and pick up Dagger studs to match. Multiples of the bicolor enamel Siamese bangle are as easy to wear as just one.
No argument there.
Available at aeajewelry.com, $70-$3,000.
Photos: Courtesy of AEA

