Robert Lee Morris Long Gold Plated Egg Chain Necklace with Crater Pendant 1987

Created in 1986, as part of a huge family of egg themed jewelry, this is part of the Wabi Sabi collection. A blend of oxidized brass and copper the simplicity of this design is part of its dramatic charm. Individually constructed hollow ovalized components hang from a chain separated by copper beads. The coloration of this piece is warm and non conventional, typical of the breaking of new ground Morris accomplished with his fashion jewelry. Wabi Sabi is the Japanese term that means aged, used, worn, filled with character and spirit through use, old, spirited, and Robert Lee Morris loves it. So much of his jewelry has the Wabi Sabi quality, which is the opposite of glitz and sparkly bling so associated with jewelry in the first place. Morris spent 4 years living in Japan as a child, his father a USAF officer and pilot, and was very inspired by the beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetic and culture. Therefore one can see this exemplified in the colors of the metal and materials he uses; tarnished and oxidized brass, copper bronze and sometimes even darkened silver. The occasional use of leather or Elk skin...

In 1983, RLM made a collection based on the book "The Mists of Avalon", and this piece is one of them. Romantic and dramatic, the rich gold plating gives this a luxurious and lumino...

In the late 1980's, there was a big trend in the fashion world of being "green", whereby the theme of flowers, trees, and nature was rampant in jewelry and accessories. This extremel...

Robert Lee Morris Gold Plated Raindrop Bib Necklace 1989, an iconic Bold Gold necklace from the era of the 80's big jewelry trend. Even though this is not a big huge necklace like ma...

Vintage Robert Lee Morris Gold Pendant Circa 1980s. This gorgeous RLM pendant could be interpreted as abstract or many other things. It could be an apple or something else. I'm no...

Circa 2005, Sterling Silver, by Robert Lee Morris, New York. This hyper-modern sterling necklace is part of a collection created in 2005 by Robert Lee Morris for Donna Karan's runwa...

Robert Lee Morris Turtle Back Link iconic chain from the 1990's. Originally created for his Signature collection and reworked later for Donna Karan's colle...

This period vintage gold plated link necklace was designed and executed in the late 70's by Robert Lee Morris when he had his Art Wear gallery in NYC/ Soho. It is a fine example of his organic and sensual sculptural forms. It is a necklace today that remains timeless and modernist as he bridged the worlds of fashion and art as one. It is wearable jewelry that evokes a sensuality. The links that are reinterpreted teardrop forms with a modernist approach in jewelry design are modernity brought to a high level. Robert Lee Morris during his high time...