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you have an emotional reaction to
it. I think jewelry is a very emotional
adornment. We aspire to recreate
that feeling, because originality is
critically important in our business
philosophy.”
The Jensens play with several pe-
riods and styles, but one of the dom-
inant themes is medieval, including
chunky silver metal chains and
textured cuff s of their Vetus collec-
tion. When the HBO series Game of
Thrones caught the public imagina-
tion, people began to compare their
jewelry to the show. At least one of
their galleries actively promoted the
connection.
The designers have mixed feelings
about this. One senses they don’t
want to be seen as capitalizing on a
pop culture fad. They watched part
of the fi rst season of GOT, bought
the DVDs, never watched them. “We
read the books years ago,” Michael

Rough lapis, sterling Classic Ring

silver, 22K gold

Natural turquoise, Crusader Ring

sterling silver, 22K gold

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“It usually starts on the walk home

... we talk on our way back to the
hotel. These days, museums let you
take a lot of pictures on your
cellphones. We’ll haul up an
image and say, ‘Okay,
remember this?’”

says. “But we enjoy making our work

so much, we don’t have much time

to watch TV.”

Catherine believes her own “evil

addiction” began in her childhood.

She lived in Europe from age 5 and

traveled to the Middle East and in

Asia. “So I had this rich childhood

hanging out in museums, imagining I

could wear jewelry like that. It gives

me goosebumps — it’s wicked in a

good way — the gems and enamels

and jewels, the tiaras.”

“When we’re in creation mode

and looking at context, feeling and

emotion, there’s also that thread to

the past via intangible wisdom, an

intangible sense of strength. All this

is part of why and how we do it.”

CATHLEEN MCCARTHY has covered

jewelry and business for JCK, The Washington PostTown & Country, , and her own site,

TheJewelryLoupe.com.

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