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Blossom Collection / Shape Memory Jewelry

The Most Advanced Jewelry in the World.

The amazing thing about the Blossom Collection is its response to hot and cold temperatures. Our Blossom Pearl Flower will open in the hot sun and will close under cold conditions—it changes its shape in temperatures from 40F to 115F.

You can use a hot cup of tea or a blow dryer when you are drying your hair to get it to “blossom,” or you can dip it in a cold glass of ice water and it will magically close. If you are living a place that has extreme temperatures each season, you will enjoy jewelry from the Blossom Collection as it opens and closes like a living flower.

You don’t have to worry if you accidentally change the Blossom’s shape. All you need to do is to heat it up with a blow dryer or dip in a hot glass of water and it will return to its original form. Wear your Blossom just like other jewelry and take of it the same way but without the worry of distortion.

Bonus feature, The NFC technology (small computer) hidden inside the center of this ring.  Though it looks like a traditional pearl, the NFC chip that remains unseen to the naked eye. Using our Galatea app, a voice message can be recorded and played back whenever the Pearl touches the enabled NFC mobile phone. Images, texts, and videos can also be uploaded and saved for posterity. This is No ordinary piece of jewelry, it is the most advanced piece of jewelry in the world a collectible piece of art, science, and history in the making.

Patented by Galatea  US20200113296A1

Background of Nitinol Metal:

I was searching for a new way to create a magnetic engine. In 2010, I learned about Ridgway Banks, the inventor of the Nitinol engine. This invention—an engine that would run on the magnetic force—is a passion of mine that I explore when I am not making jewelry. Banks demonstrated the first working prototype of this engine at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories in Berkeley, California in 1973. The engine used Nitinol wire. Since then, scientists have used this amazing wire, an alloy made from nickel and titanium, in the medical and dental fields. It is used in a number of ways, including tubes that open arteries to improve blood flow and braces that straighten teeth. As an artist, I saw an unlimited possibility to make art and jewelry from Nitinol.

This collection is created with Nitinol wire, pearls, gems and 14K gold.

Have fun, have a cup of tea and share it with a friend!

Chi Huynh

Capitan

A Collection for the Captain in Every Man

A “captain” is defined as a leader, a person who takes charge. He is the one who protects, who enters the unknown first for the benefit of crew or clan and does so with dedication and love. This is men's jewelry that celebrates the most important elements in a man's life: Loyalty, Beauty, Wisdom, Honor, Family, Hope, Strength and Love.

With each item, a legend is told and unfolds. And yet, like most good tales, the story of a man's life continues as the Universe moves forward. This is the never-ending story, the beauty of Life in all its mysteries. This is what I give you with The Capitan Collection.

-Chi

Color Stone

The Color Stone Collection features lab-created stones that are personally selected by our designers for their top-quality color and radiance. Depending on these attributes, lab-grown stones can be rare, high-quality, and more expensive than genuine stones, in addition to providing greater creativity and flexibility in the cutting and design process. All stones are carefully set into jewelry, assuring the highest quality in the finished piece.

DavinChi Cross

“Be A Mirror, Absorb Everything Around You And Still Remain The Same.”
- Leonardo Da Vinci

When I was in high school, I frequently read the notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci. One day,  I came across a quote
I will always remember. Da Vinci said, “Be a mirror, absorb everything  around you and still remain the same.” As an artist, I believe in and can relate to this  philosophy. I learn as much as I can about the environment around me but
I still try to  remain original, honest and true to my existence.

This ideal was my inspiration for the DavinChi™ Cut.  It is a new gemstone cut which has the ability to  absorb colors, light or images into the gem from its  surroundings. This magicalillusion makes the gem  change colors when viewed from different angles  and different points of view. There is a wonderful  depth of field within the gem and
I find it difficult  to fix my eyes on just one focal point. The stone  has a sense of liveliness, and is seems to be  constantly changing in color and texture.  

I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do. Allow  yourself to absorb all the things around you yet  still remain the way you are.

Diamond in a Pearl

The Symbol of Love

When an oyster swallows a grain of sand it feels the discomfort, so it begins to ease the pain by applying a coat of nacre (pearl). It is during this healing process that it creates a beautiful pearl. This is like life itself. It is easy to love in good times, but it takes courage to love through the discomfort of our lives. The gemstone represents the grain of sand, beauty inside and pearl evokes an aura of love,courage and healing. It is this unique transformation that has given birth to the "Diamond in a Pearl" the symbol of love.