LAURA LOBDELL JEWELRY CREATES YOUR PERFECT SUMMER COLOR – COOL LIKE THE SEA, CHIC AS A PARISIAN ENAMELLED DOOR

Just in time to paint your nails for summer, Laura Lobdell Jewelry creates a color -- that looks right now and so very right alongside her artisanal precious metal jewelry -- “Laura Lobdell 183.”  


Laura Lobdell 183 is the color of Laura Lobdell’s tiny West Village boutique’s store front at 183 West 10th Street.  The steely blue gray itself was inspired by the mix of blues so popular for the heavily enamel paint-coated, glossy doors Lobdell admires in Paris. The resulting color is cool like the sea and as chic as a shiny Parisian door.  We think the blue doesn't stop in Paris though as it reminds us of the Mediterranean Sea.  It also reminds us of one of Peachy's favorite teams, the Seattle Seahawks.


When asked why a jewelry designer would create a nail color, Lobdell says of Laura Lobdell 183, “Jewelry is just one of many ways to embellish and express beauty.  So I made a nail color that accentuates your jewelry.  I thought of using a blue with the metal because the blue stones in King Tutankhamen’s mask are perfect foil for the warmth of gold, and the blues of the stones set in Navajo pawn pieces spark up the silver. This blue works with both gold and silver.”
 
Lobdell originally intended to distribute the polish exclusively as a gift with purchase of her precious metal jewelry. But she says, “It was hard to say no so many times.”  Now, the polish is available for sale, $18, at Laura Lobdell Jewelry 183 West 10 Street, New York.


About the Artist
Laura Lobdell makes paintings, drawings and designs artisanal jewelry inspired by every day objects using sterling silver and gold.  Lobdell’s jewelry for free-spirited women and men is available in her West Village store at 183 West 10 Street and in fine boutiques like ABC Home, Fred Segal, Calypso, Forty Five Ten in Dallas and the gallery Roseark in Los Angeles. Lobdell’s travels throughout Asia, including Nepal, Cambodia, India, and the TransSiberian Railroad, have informed much of her work.  Lobdell is an enthusiastic collector of vintage textiles.  A Skowhegan Alumnae and School of Visual Arts M.F.A., her work has been exhibited at The Art Institute of Chicago, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, The National Arts Club of Washington, D.C., Knoedler Gallery, New York and the Louis Stern Gallery, Los Angeles