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Today’s artisans are giving the old-school material a kick in the pants, slapping it on slick, futuristic household objects and minimalist jewelry. Elissa Ehlin and Jay Leritz of jewelry-and-housewares company Kiln Enamel are the current darlings of the enamel renaissance. In 2000, the Williamsburg-based couple purchased a secondhand kiln for $100 and started fooling around. The hands-on firing process spoke to Leritz’s crafty sensibilities—he also owns California furniture outfit Deform—and the results caught interior designer Elissa’s eye. Initially, the duo fashioned jewelry for themselves, but friends and acquaintances quickly began clamoring for the pop-arty pieces. Soon, high design NYC hot spot Sushi Samba commissioned Ehlin and Leritz to devise sushi-inspired necklaces for its waitstaff—artful black rectangles bearing a blurred image of an orange fish—and Kate Spade and Anthoropologie tapped the designers to contribute to their upcoming winter collections. For Spade, Kiln Enamel is crafting a line of mod mobiles and a complementary set of shiny dishes splashed in black, white, lipstick red, canary yellow and other strong shades. For Anthropologie, Ehlin and Leritz produced two necklaces, one retro-modern and angular, the other floral-inspired and romantic. The company also peddles its own pieces, such as the Reversible Double Circle Pendant necklace ($64, available in five color options) and flat geometric bangle bracelets ($30). These are sold at Handmade (251 Smith St between Degraw and Douglass Sts, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn; 718-694-9336) and Suzette Sundae (182 Ave. B between 11th and 12 th Sts, 212-777-7870).
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