The beauty of her Living Necklaces, says landscape designer and sculptor Paula Hayes, “is that the wearer shows she can extend herself, to nurture something that’s alive, and live together with nature.” Handmade from glittering stainless steel and silk threads, Hayes’ Living Necklaces consist of small crocheted baskets that hold tiny epiphytes, or air plants, Tillandsia ionantha, which can thrive without soil. The necklace materials are soft but durable and can safely be dunked, plants and all, for a little watering. The Manhattan-based designer keeps a nursery of the tiny bromeliads at her studio and swaps them in and out of her necklaces depending on her mood, “I keep them in a basket out in the sunlight. It’s so much nicer than having a jewelry box.” Available with one to three baskets. A new version with looser crocheted baskets has debuted, paulahayes.com
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