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east meets west; A Danish sibling duo are naturals at creating Buddhist-inspired bijous.(Mads and Mikkel Kornerup )(Brief article)

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| October 01, 2007 | Bahrenburg, Genevieve | COPYRIGHT 2007 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Genevieve Bahrenburg

Buddhism may seem incongruous with pave diamonds, but brothers Mads and Mikkel Kornerup have harmoniously blended the spiritual and the opulent in a line called Shamballa Jewels. The "enlightened baubles"-think 18K-gold om pendants-are meant to imbue wearers with "the possibility of connecting to the energy of creation." The brothers, who grew up in northern Shetland and then traveled to "all of the places where the Buddha left his footprint" had no shortage of design inspiration. This fusion of disparate cultural influences is evident in the artful naturalism of the pieces: Mongolian ...

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