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Found It for You: Zodiac Jewelry With a Unique Twist

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I rather like these due to their simplicity, although by the same token, due to their size I would prefer if they were charms instead of pendants. ;)

Found It for You: Zodiac Jewelry With a Unique Twist
January 7, 2021 by Amy Elliott

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"Yes, this is another zodiac-themed jewelry collection. The well-established trend is still going strong. But at this point I wouldn’t spotlight something you can already find in abundance if it didn’t offer buyers and customers a truly fresh take. And this one, Starlust Jewelry by Kennon Young, also happens to be tailor-made for gifting. With Valentine’s Day coming up, it feels like something JCK readers need to see.

Young may already be familiar to you—he also runs Vermont Gem Lab up in Burlington, Vt. The premise of Starlust is simple: It takes two people’s Zodiac symbols and entwines them in a single pendant. Easy, right? Not when you consider the tricky physics.

“It took me three months of trying to get my head around if I could pull this off,” says Young, whose wife sent him on this journey after requesting a necklace that combined her sign (Libra) with his (Aries). As he created this piece, he realized that a comparable product didn’t exist. “There are a few combination wire wrap versions available online, but none that are made with small fine details, high quality, and high-tech manufacturing,” he says.

“I didn’t need to create 84 CAD models—I needed to create 12 perfect symbols and then combine them with one another. Once I was able to present it to myself in a way that was within my perceived capacity, I got to work. Three months later, the 84 models were finished. Three months after that, the renderings and the ‘soft launch’ website was finished. It’s all about taking one step at a time.”

The concept is undeniably romantic, but the necklaces can be gifted between dear friends, parents and children, caregivers and clients—any relationship that’s defined by a close bond and a complex mix of personality traits.

“The simple symbolism or representation of two people coming together is powerful,” says Young. “What I love about zodiac signs is that the symbolism is ancient, sacred, and sometimes sexy. It represents people on a very deep, emotional level that’s hard to achieve with commercial jewelry.”

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Assorted Starlust zodiac necklaces in 14k yellow, white, and rose gold, $799 each. (Sterling silver versions are available for $249 each.) “Personally, I do feel connected with my sign, Aries,” says Young. “For one, I’m very much a jack-of-all-trades-type person, as well as a multitasker versus a focus-driven person. My wife can vouch for the part of me that can be a bit stubborn.”

Some of the designs were more difficult to execute than others, says Young. “The Virgo and Scorpio sets were the hardest to combine. Both symbols are similar in structure and on the busier side, which resulted in a much tricker ‘negotiation’ between the signs.”

Cancer and Leo, and Taurus and Leo, also took some extra time to get just right. Metaphors for the relationships the combos are representing? It might be a selling point.

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Some of the more challenging designs, from left: Scorpio and Virgo, Capricorn and Virgo, and Leo and Taurus, all in 14k yellow gold, $799 each

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