Mother and Daughters, creators of ‘Of Rare Origin’ Jewelry Collection brought their elegant and very entertaining jewels to town for Tootsies to share their unique and whimsical collection. What a fun threesome they are, known on their business cards as ‘The Boss’, Mom of course; partner, daughter Octavia, ‘The Bossier’ and the mediator, another daughter, Thea, ‘The Bossed’
This NYC based jewelry collection, Of Rare Origin, launched in March 2016, began with Mom and jewelry industry veteran, Leslie Tcheyan, and her daughter Octavia Giovannini-Torelli, blending their more than three decades in the jewelry, design and art industries. Leslie, has spent over three decades working for many jewelers from Fred Leighton to Harry Winston. She then moved on to packaging and display for the likes of Vedura, Sotheby and many others, while sourcing gems, antiques and designing contemporary pieces worldwide for private clients. Octavia was able to talk her Mom into partnering on this first, very spirited collection, the Aviary collection, that the ladies approach as ‘wearable poetry’, elegant, intriguing and always entertaining.
Below you will see a sampling of this first Aviary Collection. Made from 18 karat gold vermeil birdcages with precious birds, hand-carved in Italy out of stones such as turquoise, coral, ebony, jade and pearls. She began with a classic hanging birdcage and has moved on to other bird collections the likes of the ‘swingers, nesters, inseparables (adorable twosomes), modest chips and delicate lovebirds.’ Their first collection of birds have been so popular as seen on the editorial pages of all the finest fashion publications such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, NY Times, Moda Operandi and many others…that the ladies are vague when discussing what their next creative venture will be. Their only response was that they would not be doing seasonal collections and some time in the future they will ‘move on from the Animal Kingdom’ but not sure when or to what. However, judging from my impressions of these fast-thinking and very forward creative gals, there is probably something brewing in their heads right now! We’ll just have to wait and see.
The Aviary Collection from Of Rare Origin
“ORO embodies the duo’s spirited playfulness and is bound to surprise, provoke and amuse.”
One last comment that pulled at my heart strings was their story in response as to “why birds”? Octavia relayed to me the story of her much beloved Grandma, a European war time survivor who never wasted food. She would feed the birds in her yard in Montauk after her meal, as the younger gals were growing up. She was an incredible woman with incredible spirit and would say to the girls “when I die and you see birds, you will think of me”…..this they do! (picture of all of the women below)
