Jill Platner – Page 2 – Design & Culture by Ed

When two years ago I was in New York, I had a chance to visit Jill Platner store on 113 Crosby Street in SoHO. However, I didn’t really get interested in it, but thanks god, I took one of their beautiful postcards… and guess what, I found it today during the summer cleaning! I checked their site, their store and I am so fascinated in it right now! For over 20 years, Jill Platner has created jewelry and sculpture from different metals like gold or silver. In 1998 she opened a shop on SoHo’s Crosby Street. The space has not only served as a retail outlet for her jewelry, but a gallery for her sculpture as well. At the center of Jill’s work is a fluid sense of movement, inspired by both organic and urban forms like feathers or tree branches. Jewelry designs are conceived with an innate sense of how they will look and feel on the body. Hinged pieces drape like fabric, and hammered metals beg to be picked up and felt. Every piece has a unique physical presence and tactile quality. A simple elegance underscores everything Jill does. And the monumental sculptures which hang from the ceilings remind me of over-sized fish bone sculptures or something alike… in other words, while being in New York the next time, you must check out this beautiful store and Platner’s style!

Soho is my favourite place in whole New York! Because of the architecture, design, fashion, food, art and of course shopping. Our day began from visiting Victoria’s Secret (593 Broadway) really pink boutique. There was such a horrifying ton of all those perfumes, bras, etc. that we had to go to the Nespresso Cafe (Prince Str.) for relax. We ordered coffee and an small hamburger. After recollecting our energy, we moved to Agent Provocateur (133 Mercer Str.) boutique, that was also pink, however more elegant and exclusive than VS. Then there was time for Rag&Bone. Those clothes there were so cool, that we bought there so much items, that two huge bags were needed. However, A.P.C. was a huge disappointment. Our next place to go on map was the Crosby Street.
1.Victoria Secrets, 2. Nespresso, 3. Agent Provocateur, 4. Rag&Bone
There we went to an artistic design shop, Artifacts 20th Century (125 Crosby Str). In this shop the owner finds and sells furnitures and decoration from 20th century (Eames Lounge Chair, Eero Saarinen Womb Chair). Jill Platner (113 Crosby Str) sells a hand-made artistic jewellery. And everything is made out from silver. After this we’ve tried out some cupcakes in Georgetown Cupcakes (111 Mercer Str) and moved to Metal Pointu’s (235 Elizabeth Str) were you can by metal jewellery straight from Paris. As for me Elizabeth Str. On Soho is the most artistic one. There are lots of beautiful graffiti, art galleries… the next destination was Love Adorned (269 Elizabeth Str). This the most adorable shop ever! It sells hand made furniture from around the world like Kenya, India, Australia, artistic jewellery, some small things (for example antique stickers with Siwa, Rama and Ganesha, that were found on a market in India hat I bought) and even hand crafted in Kenya clothes for little children and dogs!

1. A.P.C., 2. Artifacts 20th Century, 3. Jill Platner, 4. Love Adorned
The next place were we went was the small shop of Le Labo (233 Elizabeth Str), so the cosmetics and candles that are made only from biological ingredients and are from USA. I really loved Three Monkeys Eyewear. It sells some really cool and colourful sunglasses and optic glasses. Then, on the same street was small library Mcnally Jackson (52 Prince Str). I bought there an Alessandro Mendini book, and some nice notebooks. But the biggest surprise was the All Saints Spitalfields on 512 Broadway. There I bought a burgundy sweater. And then it was time for the dinner…

1. Three Monkeys Eyewear, 2. Le Labo, 3. All Saints Spitalfields
For the dinner we went to Buddakan (75 Ninth Av) in Meatpacking District. The food was great. Lots of spring rollls, chilli, noodles. I ate an delicious chicken in chilli dressing and whole pecking duck with pancakes.