An entomologist at heart, designer Jennifer Herwitt originally spun her creativity on CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as a set decorator. The bug lover now is paying homage to her favorite crawling species with J.Herwitt, a jewelry line featuring handcrafted pieces like the J.Herwitt Large White Gold Spider Pendant. The line is available in Los Angeles exclusively at Kaviar & Kind, an appointment-only boutique.
Interview with Ken Stracuzzi of Stracuzzi Design, head project manager of the J.Herwitt collection.
"We have found RJM to be a trustworthy service. Growing technically difficult resins like our insect line can not be done very easily, nor can many services do this type of work. RJM's staff is smart and creative in their approach to each new insect style. RJM's personal touch is imperative when doing custom projects like our collection, especially since we need exceptional detail from the viper resins. The end result is amazing!"
Kenneth R Stracuzzi
Project Manager for J Herwitt's "Collection of Living Jewels"
RJM project manager Travis Serio comments about the project.
The J.Herwitt project was extremely challenging and an exciting project for us at RJM. There were so many various insects, each with its own unique challenge to overcome to get the models output with absolute clarity and detail with minimal clean up or post processing. From ants, and butterflies all the way to sea horses it was a wonderful mix of nature meeting artistry and technology.
Travis Serio
Project Manager RJM Rapid Prototyping
Media Spotlight
Below is actress Jessica Alba wearing a spider pendant by J. Herwitt as featured on the cover of the June 3 2007 issue of Parade Magazine.
Other creations by J. Herwitt have been seen on celebrities such as recording artist Pink and Marg Helgenberger of CSI: Las Vegas.
Publications have included Modern Jeweler Magazine, Vogue, Angeleno Magazine, Modern Bride Magazine, and The Hollywood Reporter which suggests J. Herwitt's Spider Pendant as a top 10 gift for the Emmy's.
