Paris in New York: Enrique Muthuan
Actually, we are starting with Argentina in New York. This is Enrique Muthuan, a native Argentinian which explains his wonderful accent, now living in New York. I met him at the corner of Green and Wooster in Soho which sounds a bit bad but really was all quite good. Enrique was just setting up a table displaying his fabulous handmade jewelry, which he sets up on the above mentioned corner on a regular basis in case you happen to be in New York. We chatted for a bit while he tried to get things put together and since I was loaded down with bags from my morning of discovering (when one discovers, bags should be involved!!) I told him I was going to head back to my hotel, drop my things and return to visit when he had all his goods on display.
Enrique takes bits and pieces from vintage jewelry and combines them with gemstones to create entirely new, fresh pieces. These long necklaces are bold and beautiful statement pieces.
I love the chunky bracelets: some with vintage charms and others with fleur-de-lis handmade by Enrique. That’s what brought me to his table in the first place. He uses the symbol throughout many of his designs. For those of you who follow my blog, you may know that I like the symbol so much, I had one permanently inked on my ankle while living in Paris.
His rings are really magnificent–big and chunky. I really wanted one, but have short, stubby fingers that don’t do big and chunky very well.
I went with this charm necklace–both vintage and new–that dangle on a 14kt gold chain and absolutely love it!
With all good stories there is a happy ending and you get to share in that ending. Enrique has a website that has even more goodies to pick from. I was a little sour that he had no earrings today since I love wearing them. He suggested I check the ones out on his site. They are awesome. But the BEST are the cuff bracelets. Good thing he didn’t have those lying out on his table. That would have been way too much discovering for one day.
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8 opinions for Paris in New York: Enrique Muthuan
Wendy-Escape NY
Jul 2, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Love the necklace!
Kim
Jul 2, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Me too;-))
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Jul 4, 2008 at 4:09 am
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maryn
Jul 5, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Your tattoo would make you very popular in New Orleans! Since Katrina, anyone who supports the city tries to wear a fleur-de-lis as often as possible to show support, because it is the city symbol (because it was a French colony evidemment).
Kim
Jul 5, 2008 at 7:20 pm
People have asked me if that is why I have it. They think I am a New Orleans Saints fan;-))
Kylie
Jul 8, 2008 at 4:15 pm
“I met him at the corner of Green and Wooster in Soho which sounds a bit bad but really was all quite good.”
only you.
Kim
Jul 8, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Thanks! And, it was!!
Karine
Jul 13, 2008 at 2:38 am
I have seen this guy many times ,I live in SoHo!
he isn’t that great as u think,In fact he is constantly taking concepts and many designs from others, more serious/creative jewelry designers in nyc and sell it in the streets, like if it was his original ideas!just another small KNOCK-OFF artist (and no, I am not in the jewelry business)
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