Throwing convention to the wind by using industrial materials that the average person doesn’t typically associate with fine jewelry, Talar and her all-encompassing approach to design forces the wearer to look at materials like concrete in a new light. Starting with a wide range of ideas and inspirations, the young student designers embraced their urban, man-made surroundings to soulfully share their own connections with their city, expressing human emotion through their modern, minimalist collections. “They transformed what moves them into something tangible, something that they can wear on their bodies that coalesces into this very intimate experience between the wearer and the piece, an extension of the wearer’s own layered personality,” explains Talar.