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Agatha plays with memories, tech in jewelry design
A sense of playfulness, sophistication and subtle, refined details characterize the design of Agatha’s jewelry pieces.
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The uniquely named Raccoonandbabies is more than a jewelry brand with a funky name.
Founded by Agatha Agatha, who is also its creative director, the brand embraces the past by designing jewelries with a playful, child-like touch.
Utilizing 3D printing technology among its traditional jewelry making techniques, the brand began when Agatha began combining her childhood memories of living in Jakarta and her experiences as a design student at Parsons art and design school in New York.
Though she did not study jewelry creation there – instead becoming a fashion design major – she managed to take a class that would be invaluable to her future craft in jewelry.
“I've always been interested in toys and 3D objects so when I studied at Parsons it really showed that I was more into jewelry than clothing. Unfortunately, at the time they didn't have a jewelry design program,” she says, “but I was lucky enough that they let me take 3D modeling classes from another department.”
After graduating from Parsons, Agatha enrolled in the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan, New York, and took up jewelry studies, officially learning and honing her craft. Around this time, she also landed a job as a jewelry designer at jewelry designer Stephanie Kantis' store in Palm Beach in Florida.
