WIND OF CHANGE

In 1982 I was playing guitar in various rock groups  and with some spare time during the day
I started working in a little store in Carnaby street.
I had a lot of friends in the music industry
like the guys at MUSIC FOR NATIONS,KERRANG. METAL HAMMER and in bands
like METALLICA, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, CINDERELA, BILLY IDOL etc,,
Soon these friends and contacts were asking me to make COOL JEWELLERY for them
As I had done a lot of comic book styles drawings, I started carving three dimentional
figures to be moulded and cast in metal .
My designs like THE EVIL SKULL RING, WOLF RING, PLAGUE RING, RIP ring , DEATH FROM ABOVE , ( all named by me) or MOTORHEAD ring ,EYE ring, and many more,soon became classics and favourites.
Here's included on this blog some reviews about my jewellery designs at the time.

But WINDS OF CHANGE were blowing and I left in 1992 to start my ownstore
CRAZY PIG DESIGNS .
Fortunatly I have kept  every  single design and master that I made at the time,
along with over 900 NEW designs at CRAZY PIG DESIGNS.
So if you want THE REAL THING from the ORIGINAL DESIGNER.
There's only one place to go

OFTEN COPIED
NEVER EQUALLED!

OPENING TIMES at CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

CRAZY PIG DESIGNS store
will be closed for business untill the 4th of January 2011
However the ONLINE store is  operating  as normal
and orders can be placed as usual.
We will start shipping Online orders from
the 4th of January.

Alhough we had a great Christmas and have worked very hard
during 2010, we are not resting on our laurels.
We already have a lot of new designs in the pipeline
 and looking forward to produce these in early 2011

Already in production is a NEW LIMITED EDITION
SKULL RING that will only be availble from a well known
Japanese brand.
More info soon.

Thank you to all our customers for your discening taste and custom.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR.

BOOM BOOM CHACK . BOOM BOOM CHACK, BOOM BOOM CHACK

Well what another day brings?
ROYALTY!
Well maybe not her majesty herself! but
ROCK ROYALTY!
Mr ROGER TAYLOR of QUEEN

Of course everyone is aware of QUEEN, but I also happen
to LOVE! Roger TAYLOR solo albums specially FUN IN SPACE.
Well worth checking out in my opinion
Great drums and what a voice (remember)
I M IN LOVE WITH MY CAR!!!!!!!( Yep! That's him)

By the way Your MAJESTY , If I may be so bold,
If you are not quite sure about what
KATE and WILLIAM  might like for that very special occasion....
please contact customer services
HAPPY CHRISMAS ROGER and .... 
HER MAJESTY
THE QUEEN

HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all of our CUSTOMERS

With only 3 days to go, This is really your last chance to get
the right presents for your friends. family and loved ones.
Every year at Crazy Pig Designs when the store shuts over the
CHRISTMAS  period, I think of all these happy faces ,
on that very special morning ,opening a little black box
with CRAZY PIG DESIGNS /LONDON embossed on it.
You can be assured that it will be a welcome gift, specially
as you know it is truly  made of precious metals
like sterling silver, gold or platinum and truly
hand made in LONDON/ENGLAND,

And with a little care it can  last you a lifetime.

During this next few days our worshop is just like
SANTA' S WORKSHOP
No days offf ,no, breaks, filing, soldering, drilling,
setting,hammering, polishing..
BUSY BEES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUZZING AROUND for 3 more days!
Making sure everyone gets want they came for
HAPPY  CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT

With loads of our regulars braving the snow last saturday
to come to our Covent Garden tofind the best presents
for their loved ones, we had a great busy day despite
the blizzard (of OZZ).
Still , there are less than a week to go and with the post office
adding extra deliveries , you might get lucky and get your online
orders on time, but your best bet would be to buy in person
from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS  in Covent Garden,
as our full range of jewellery is availble in store only.

We can usually size a ring within the hour(if you wish to wait)

Our workshop is situated in the basement and we are working

6 days a week to make sure every customer gets exactly what

they want before Christmas.

However if you missed the deadline , you can still have your

online order sent after Christmas.

A late present, specially anything  from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

will be very welcomedand  well worth the wait...

Wishing everyone a HAPPY CHRISTMAS

LOOKING FOR A VERY SPECIAL SKULL RING?

If you are looking for the best SKULL RING ever!
No expenses spared on this one
Metal= PLATINUM
Weight= Probably the heaviest ever made by us
or ( In fact) anyone else.
Stones-Yellow Diamonds and Rubies
Design= Large SKULL RING with HOT ROD flames.
Availability = ONLY ONE!

When the British Museum wanted a modern skull ring for their archives
this is the piece that was chosen, but their budget did not allow it
so they settle for a silver skull ring ( see older blogs for details)

As the year draws to a close, it s time to reward yourself
or someone close to you really deserve it
What could be the best present for the person with
exquisitive taste?
On the other hand with over a thousand designs in store
you can be sure that whatever you have chosen  from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
it will be a forever lasting present.

CHRISTMAS ORDERING ONLINE

Well. according to the latest weather forecast
"THEY SAY THERE WILL BE SNOW AT CHRISTMAS"

The post office might not be able to deliver parcels as usual.
At CRAZY PIG DESIGNS we will be posting customers
orders every single day untill the 22nd of DEC. ( if possible)
but of course the latest you leave it, the less garantee
you 'll have to get it on time.
There will be no shipping orders between the
23rdof DEC 2010 and 4th JAN 2011.
However if you missed the CHRISTMAS deadline,
your loved oned will still be just as happy when they open
a late present specially if it is a piece of jewellery
from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS that they thought
they did not get at CHRISTMAS!

CHRISTMAS PRESENT from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

Here's a small present from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS to all
our customers , a great picture that you can download
as a free WALLPAPER.
This pictures illustrate that CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
Jewellery is Hand made in LONDON/ENGLAND.
It still amazes me , that shoppers visiting our Covent Garden
store occasionnaly ask
WHERE IS THIS MADE ?
They are even more amazed when the asnwer is...
DOWNSTAIRS!

If you like this picture feel free to download it
As NODDY would say
It's CCHHRRRIIISSTTTMMMAAASSSSSSS!!

NEW HAND MADE SUPER SOFT LEATHER WALLETS ,

Here's a preview of the new SOF LEATHER wallets
from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS.
Totally Hand Made in LONDON .
A great CHRISTMAS GIFT
It is also available in BLACK
These are selling out very quickly , and we cannot
garantee there will be any left before CHRISTMAS.

14 DAYS left till CHRISTMAS !

WHOA!! another really busy week for us at CRAZY PIG,
Working flat out to get all orders completed and
if you are ordering online, you still can get your
orders on time as we sent these orders out every single day
untill the 24th of December.
Despite the CHRISTMAS rush we are still making mew
items like this late addition
THE SPINE LINK bracelet ( medium size)

This is the first one made and we hope to get
a couple more in store next week.
Also new are two SKULL HOOPS ( 50mm and 25 mm diameter)
and another batch of brown soft leather wallets.
plus a REALLY COOL feather pendant, hofefully ready for
next weekend....
SO MUCH CHOICE, SO LITTLE TIME....
Hey Ho Hey Ho its off to work we go!!!

SPECIAL SKULL RING from our store

Here's one of a kind CUSTOM MADE skull ring

Based  on our latest design DVLCIS VITA
( translate in italian as DOLCE VITA and in English SWEET LIFE)
 This ring features a solid skull made in 18 carat gold
set in the centre of serling silver tudor styles scrolls
The silver part has a satin finish apply for more dramatic effect...
Please note that this is a CLOSE UP and in fact it is quite a small ring
( top to bottom is 24mm hight and the skull itself is 12mm wide)

Its the ONLY ONE ( in store, not available online)
If you like this one , it might be worth checking
the other one off pieces made for our Christmas stock.

BUCKCHERRY at CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

With only 17 days to go to CHRISTMAS , in the middle
of the hustle and bustle of our regular Christmas shoppers
we had the pleasure of meeting the members of BUCKCHERRY
who basically raided CRAZY PIG of some of the best pieces in store.
Althought they had to rush to various interviews ,
they hanged around as long as theycould
and tried loads and bought loads,,,
Great to meet GREAT GUYS from a REAL band that CAN PLAY!!!!!
( sorry Simon Cowell.....that is a band!!!!!!!!!)

BUCKCHERRY ROCKS WEMBLEY 8th DEC 2010

OVER 50 SKULL RINGS TO CHOOSE from "ROCK & ROLL" jewellers! CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

I made my first SKULL RING years before  opening 

my own store CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

As a guitarist ,myself, I always was into Rock Music and imagery.

Even as a teenager I was drawing Skulls, and Superheroes ,

demons, animals etc,during classes while still at school in the South of France.

Over the years the biggest A list musicians , movie stars have worn

SKULL rings that I ve designed and made at one point or the other...

One thing that amuses me on a regular basis

is  the proliferation of so called "ROCK & ROLL jewellers"

who have jumped on the SKULL RING bandwagon...

Usually that means they make ONE and only SKULL RING

and this one item gets various outfits,

like a  TOP HAT/PILOT HAT/CROWN/

HEADPHONES/MICKEY MOUSE EARS, GLASSES/LONG TEETH/NO TEETH./SCARVES/

TURBAN/ ....BURKA next?

Its a real CARNIVAL but in my opinion " IT 'S CHEATING"

At CRAZY PIG:

Every single SKULL RINGS of the 55 designs in store is different

Each one is designed to be in proportion,

 some are small for women , some are normal size to suit most people,

and of course large skull rings are also available

Each SKULL is different, in detail, size and style,

Of course its a lot more work for us , but it really shows.

If you are looking for that very special CHRISTMAS GIFT

a SKULL ring made with love and care from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

is your best bet....

" ROCK & ROLL"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARMAND SERRA

signing off from CPD central

HAND MADE STERLING SILVER CUFFLINKS

We have a great choice of sterliing silver cufflinks,
because sometimes the only accessory that can be worn
by men of various profession is CUFFLINKS
Generally speaking men's cufflinks are simply
BOOOORRRRING!
Although limited by the size, we at CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
have created many  VERY COOL silvercufflinks.

Picked up at random to illustrate this point
here's three STERLING SILVER CUFFLINKS
available from our web site or in our Covent Garden store.
Earlier  this week one of our customer made this comment
about his SKULL CUFFLINKS
" I wear them every day at work ,
They are the best piece of jewellery I ve ever had!
I LOVE THEM"
Another satisfied customer

VICTORIA and DAVID BECKHAM wearing CRAZY PIG DESIGNS jewellery

Sometime ago we had to send  some info about CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
for a magazine folder, so I picked up a whole bunch or magazines, and
features and sent them, so they could choose what they though would
be best suited.
Among theese where a couple of shots of VICTORIA (aka POSH) &  DAVID BECKHAM
wearing an eye ring and a  HEAVY LINK chain bracelet from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
that I had  completely forgot about...
Anyway here's a part of the folder in question showing
the BECKHAMS surrounded by some other CRAZY PIG DESIGNS jewellety...

 CRAZY PIG DESIGNS ,COOL ENOUGH FOR THE BECKHAMS!!!!

24 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS