When I walked into jewelry designer Kelly Young's apartment I didn't really know what to expect. I had only met Kelly once when we were at an event at Mohawk. The time we met, Kelly had a booth set up displaying her jewelry line, dEconstructed dEsign. I was intrigued by her work so I stuck around her booth for awhile. Her jewelry had a sign next to it saying "Hand chains. Ask me how these work!" When your jewelry needs instructions, you know you have an interesting product that is not your average accessory.
But Kelly is probably not your average girl. I discovered this when I walked into her apartment and discovered a girl with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mask around her head, living in what could have easily been mistaken as a jewelry parts factory. I am not exaggerating when I say there was jewelry and jewelry pieces everywhere. This girl loves the process of making jewelry and obviously has a passion for it. Interestingly, she says she herself does not really wear much jewelry. When she's not making jewelry Kelly is bartending and she fears most of her jewelry is not appropriate for that job atmosphere. Wouldn't want to get an arm band caught on a beer tap.
