Records remixed

Pendants and earrings with a groove

It’s no revelation that science and music are inextricably linked, so maybe it wasn’t a great leap for Vancouver technologist Tania Hennessy to turn to that mainstay of music – the vinyl record – as a medium for her Aroha silhouettes jewellery sideline.

Hennessy says the idea to use reclaimed vinyl for her striking pendants and earrings was a combination of experimentation and luck. “I was looking for a material that was black, strong, unique and most importantly, a material that could be saved from going to the landfill,” she says. “The vinyl records allow me to include intricate geometric details into the designs because of their fantastic physical properties.”

The grooves that are vinyl records’ DNA of sound add an extra dimension to the laser-cut shapes, such as stacks of books and labyrinthine cubes, transforming them into edgy 3D silhouettes.

Hennessy’s latest collection, Lucid Contrast, includes statement accessories in vivid hues, designed to punch up any outfit.