Saturday 26 May 2012

OSSUARY SKULL RING update

Our new SKULL ring that was released
only about 10 days ago,
for our XX th anniversary of CRAZY PIG DESIGNS.
It has already caused a bit of a stir,
We have already sent some
of the very first ones ever made to the USA.
AUSTRALIA , JAPAN and  EUROPE
So I ve include a few more close ups
for all our great customers, to see why it's already another
CLASSIC CREATION from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
As many of our classic designs
We have been plagued by various so called
Rock & Roll jewellers
trying to claim my desgns as theirs!
Let see how long it takes them to COPY this idea...
Let's start a count down!
the winner will be NAMED and SHAMED!









Thursday 24 May 2012

CUSTOM MADE SKULL RING

There's plenty to choose from in our COVENT GARDEN store
But one thing we really love to do , is
CUSTOM ONE OFF pieces
Like this beautiful woman ring
We made this for one of our celebrity clients
The MINI SKULL RING is made of ROSE GOLD
( a very subtle variaton of red or yellow gold)
we set the entire forehead with BLACK DIAMONDS
and to give it that extra
JE NE SAIS QUOI...
(French for JE NE SAIS QUOI.)
we set dark green EMERALDS in the eyes.

Friday 18 May 2012

THE REAL DEAL!

To coincide with the special edition METALLICA issue
from METAL HAMMER , here's a couple of pictures
of the WOLF RING and LARGE EVIL SKULL
made in the early 80's by ARMAND SERRA
and worn by the great CLIFF BURTON.
click on this link for our ONLINE STORE direct acces to the WOLF RING
http://www.crazypigdesigns.com/en/store/c-5_20/animal-rings.php
 or for the truly classic LARGE EVIL SKULL
worn by both CLIFF BURTON sand JAMES HETHFIELD.
http://www.crazypigdesigns.com/en/store/c-5_18/skull-ring.php
These above rings are made from the ORIGINAL MASTER
They  have all the detail as the first generation rings.
These  also bear the  BRITISH STERLING SLIVER hallmark,starting
with the first stamp  JAS ( ARMAND SERRA registered  jeweller stamp)
as well as the SIGNATURE ZIG ZAG that is on all my original pieces.

Beware of numerous counterfits and poor copies
These have nothing to do with Armand or CRAZY PIG DESIGNS.
Generaly speaking these copies are much lighter and have poor detail
and of course do not have either the JAS stamp or Armand' s signature
ZIG ZAG.
as shown here on our new XX OSUARY SKULL RING

Saturday 5 May 2012

NEW SKULL RING CLASSIC at CRAZY PIG DESIGN

I, Armand SERRA designed and  created the very first original
EVIL SKULL ring back in 1979
It has been worned by everyone from METALLICA, IGGY POP
JOE PERRY, BILLY GIBBONS RICK NIELSEN,and many more.
Unfortunatly it also has been copied by many so called
Rock & Roll Jewellers who have told " PORKY PIES"
and claimed to be the makers and originators of the EVIL SKULL.
LIARS  LIARS  PANTS ON FIRE!
ANYWAY!!!!!!! No PORKIES here at CRAZY PIG!

I've be thinking  wouldn't it  be cool to come up with another
CLASSIC SKULL RING,
in the same league of my EVIL SKULL RING ?
After looking for some ideas
I came accros a book about OSSUARIES,full of amazing photos

Basically Osuarries are catacombs  found all over Europe
Some of the pictures of the bones, skeletons and skulls
were actually very beautiful and quite moving.
Instead of being sinister ossuaries are tributes to those
who have departed , a tribute to their past lives.

So here it is my OSSUARY SKULL RING.

It s is slightly bigger than my EVIL SKULL RING and ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION
but its really confortable to wear .It.s a heavy ring with no hollowed parts.
Inside the shank is the roman numeral XX for 20 years of CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
and of course my signature ZIG ZAG logo has proof of the maker
( also found of course on REAL! ORIGINAL EVIL SKULL RINGS)