ABOUT SURFACE TO AIR:

Developed in 1996 as a side project while working as a sculpture studio monitor at New York University, the Surface to Air jewelry

collection is one of the earliest endeavors from the international fashion and art company. The original two and three finger rings, hand

cut and finished from stock 1/4" aluminum, became the predecessors for the vocabulary that defines the subversive and narrative

aesthetic prominent in the collections. Many of the original designs can be seen as three dimensional developments of two dimensional

graphic concepts.

The multi finger rings are fashioned from aluminum or silver, and are available unfinished or polished. They are sized large and small,

to accommodate the average man and woman's hands (the average men's size would be a 10, and women's would be a 7). The

pendants come in various combinations of stainless steel, silver, bronze, and brass, with various coatings and treatments. All pendants

come on various gauges of silver Italian link chain, normally 30 inches in length. Where possible, the pieces are stamped with the S2A

hallmark to ensure authenticity.

Surface to Air presents the jewelry collection along with the men’s and woman’s wear collection four times annually. Additionally,

exclusive collaborations and experimental developments become available as ready. The jewelry collection is designed by Surface to

Air member Daniel Jackson in New York City, and manufactured in the United States.

NOTE: When traveling by air, it is advisable to place all rings and the sharper and more aggressive shaped pendants in your checked-

in luggage, as opposed to your carry on bags. Experience has shown that bringing them in your carry on luggage will most likely

result in their confiscation.

SPECIAL FINISHES:

This process involves plating 24 karat gold over the stainless steel shapes. This process, inherently incorrect from a traditional

jeweler's standpoint, repels the gold from the steel, and is further ground and filed away. This results in a scratched, scraped surface,

which contradicts the normal brilliant, shiny and pure form expected of gold.

Pieces in the porcelain-dipped series are hand enameled using a traditional process similar to that used to coat claw foot bathtubs and

cast iron stoves. The two - part process involves an initial undercoat of a matte black primer, and then the final coating of the ivory

colored porcelain.