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Style bibleis the literal bible on the interwebs for the latest in fashion.We were lucky ( no pun intended) to be featuredin their designer spotlight.take a gander.

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Myke Samabajon shot by Manila MassiveMyke has done most of my tattoosand nolis B. A. D. big ass dragon Great film where he talks about motorcycling and tattoosA passion we all share.This is reflected thorugh his custom art and his signature stylethe Three needle technique.Nice rings myke

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Ben chan shoots our little zipper pulls.Resin pulls and solid sterling silver hooksShot against a vintage horsehide Buco and talon zipperThe Muerto, the skull and the Greaser.

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Johns tthrowing a contest.I dig this blog because im an engineer boot fan.Check out his blog be a fan here

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Happy Friday the 13th.

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ShaunaInspired by waves crashingFor a client who travels in search of the perfect wave.A banner on the back aptly reads " The feeling is always perfect"

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Congratulations Ivan and Pauline.We missed the beach weddingcheers guys!

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Were back, Happy new year.Managed to sneak in a few rides and a lot of good timesIts back to the grind againThank you for a great 2011.

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BCR features my gb400 Tanning machine.Cafe seat in tan cowhide,special BCR two into one exhaustcustom manx BCR flyscreen more pictures of the bike at the BCR blog

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Still in the finishing process.Zipper skulls for your vintage Buco jacket.Muertos, pompadour skulls and a basic skullIn colors inpsired by our childhood filipino toys.Held in place by a sterling silver hookWill post better photographs soonThanks for custom lighter holder Daweed

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Help our brothers in Mindanao.

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Wang Oud an 89 year oldLiving treasure of the Kalinga.The Kalinga have been known as fierce warriorsdecorated with Body art indicating rank, statusand heads taken.Wang oud is the last of the traditional tattoo artistsof the Kalinga, a literal dying artsculpted by Noli and tatttoed by Daweedphotos by ben of blacksheep

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Kick kick kickthen it kicks you back.An oft repeated scenario in the world of vintage motorcyclesTake the leathers off, kick againtake helmet off kick againtake gloves off kick againThe chopper sputters to lifehand on the throttleput the jacket, the gloves onthen it sputters, its dead again

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Ivan and pauline tie the knot in Boracay.Custom chiseled ringsThe base design being Paulines ring.The grooms ring was based on Paulines ring,literally completing each other.

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The doctor is in.BAck home in manilathanks to Bit's back Dec. 09

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Baguio , a 250 kilometreride from Manila. It's high up in the mountains of the north,amazing flatlands and twisties.An assortment of Japanese bikes, a shadow 400, gb 400 and an old xs650.Plus a ducati monster and a bmw r65.Speedometers broke, gas caps flew off at 80 kph, a lot ofroadside repairs and getting lost.The old adage applies " It's the journey not the desitnation" appliesto this whole

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The Niño necklace.Mixed media brass motorcycle fittings, silver chain,hand sculpted wings and minute sterling silver skull.The centerpice the boy Jesus or Niño as he is fondly called.

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Great article on vintage motrocycling in europe.Machines used were broughs, triumphsgoing around France, GermanyThanks cyril huzeMotorcycling Europe In 1953. The Way It Was.

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From Max schaaf.I like how this man writes, simple old school sensibilites.Straight as he wants to beOnce A long ago I asked Mark Gonzalez to paint me a painting, he turned to me and explained that for him, painting has to done be done at the right time, the right time being a time when he is inspired to paint. I’ve always held onto this moment I shared with him. I was young and a fan of Mark,

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Let me stand next to your fire.Fire ring shot by Blacksheep benCustom ring for Doc A. sculpted by Noli and Daweed

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Custom Muertofor the skull show at Orale.Traditional muerto embelishedwith sakuras and lightning bolts.

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Old photosboth photos of the monkeysin the early 80's.same little chopper trikes and funky apple bowl cuts

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The newest batch of pompadour pipes.Evil dead rock stars . Watch their eyes glow as you light them up.Sculpted by Daweed

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Check out the work on these tanks.Amazing detail, I can imagine my tank havingbrass lighting bolts and sakuras fluttering in the breeze. i thI think ill pop a skull in of course.Swiped from bubblevisor.blogspot.com thanks lenaardThe other tank is the godpspeed tank by Otto a master engraver.I think this is tay herrera

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BielNoli's Xs650 , chopped , dropped and topped off with an old peanut tank.Of course as always its still a work in progresshe caps off the tank with a mermonkey against a rising sun.Trippy stuff this little xs

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Fully booked features the monkeys on their magazine. Thanks for the article Lola Abrera

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R.I.P Mr. JobsRide on!

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Gian Romano AKA zora commisionsus for a Deskull.Diamond stud raw finish Deskull

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Paul D' Orleans the vintagentawesome interview by the boys at pipeburnalways an inspiration .Click here for the interview

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Weve always been fans of the sakura. Were such fans i have 13 sakuras tattoed on my right arm.Apprentice David makes a sister for the Octopus ring. I requested for him to make me personal ringsakuras, waves and possibly a Koi.Here she is against a backdrop of wood flying sakuras waves and a koi.Photographed by Ben Chan of Blacksheep

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The Dream of the Fisherman's WifeTako to amaInspired by Hiroshiges woodcut of Japanese erotica.A skull by apprentice textured in wood.Feautring a relief of an octopus and a female diverOur heroine grasps the skulls eye socket as the Octopusgrabs her hair and pulls out a katana.

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The omnipresent scapular.Cheap and plentiful in the Manila streetsUsually of really bad plastic, tied with a brown string.L our client requested for a custom pair,all the nuances of a real scapular sans plastic.I be the Man on the moon.

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A good month for scoring new bikes.Eddie gets himself a pan head,Noli finds an XS 650and hopefully i get this rigid triumph.and Ryan gets a beetle in flat black.

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From 4q conditioning , Max s.Old bikes, rigids and rock 'n' rol how could you go wrongCRETE'N from Simon Chan on Vimeo.CRETE'N from Simon Chan on Vimeo.

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Kaity Chua shoots the monkeys. Great choice of props for this shoot, skulls, fur fruits and worms. Great light on this thank you, Kaity, Deng, Lau , Gino and Manuel V for the props.

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Mars Attacks ring by Ryan. Handsculpted brain goodness for Alvin. Clear coated in resin for that bubble headed feel

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Yeah fuck you too. From Lennard at Bubble visor

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Apprentice three years under Nolis wing. A few pieces by our apprentices David and Ryan. Skulls by Ryan embelishd and shaped into one off peace pipes. They gifted us with individual pipes He replicated our jackets and pomps trippy stuff indeed.

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Ivan's Godiva for Pauline.Ivan is Acid house, a motion graphics studio here in Manila.He Wanted a ring to propose with so he chose Godiva.His Godiva was adorned with finger waves , a kris , a pencil and musical notes.We also inlayed two diamonds into Godiva's eyes.

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Thanks for this great video . swiped from Church of choppers

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Trent of Bikermetric has a new magazine.It's got rust written all over it,Check it out kids\m/Get it here

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Dex Fernandez prolific filipino artist. Juxtapoz featured his work recently,A mix of catholicism and KISS.Some of his work, \m/

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A night shoot. A phantom builder , half a monkey and blacksheep.Benjie of BCR intorduced his new build, a peek at his neat Thruxton.fenders, bullet seat, headlight bucket , fork shroudsand an awesome dual high pipe by benjie.60Kph in a crowded street me and ben hanging on to dear life as benjiezigs and zags so we get the perfect moving shot.This is a sneak peek kids, more to come from mr. benjie

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Sneak peek, new skulls Tokyo Rose, and the wooden skulls of doom.better pictures up soon

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Apprentice x LMtattoos, muertos, dragons in a finely crafted skull by the LM boys.A sneak peek of the limited skulls, in a batch of 13.relief and ink .

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Thank you Tirso for rocking the ring.\m/

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I met Yvon thru the blog.Yvon is from Brast in France,Heres a set of pictures from his crew of old choppers back home.Amazing chops and looks like a fun bunch to ride withThanks Yvon

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As I welcome Cherry, I say goodbye to my lil sporty.Sold to me by an uncle , we chopped and dropped herbig thanks to Benjie of BCRwho made the bullet seat, relocated the fenders and mounted my littlegas tank and Jauhn who made the little apes that were narrow as fuck. It was brief but i took this little sportster everywhere it was a literal workhorse.Thanks Lil' sporty

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Frankenstein Cherry bomb,My new 1340 fatboy paughco framed bike.Scored from a fellow jeweller from Savannah Georgia.Simple barebones chopper for the manila streets,

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A collection from our new friend Yvon of Brest France.A nice collection of pans, side valves, period choppersWe'll make your ring soon Yvon, thanks for these pictures

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Erik is a DJ, hes the owner of B-side at the collective.Spinning records is his thing, so when he came to us for a ring, we obliged.We made a Lucila ring for him and used an old record.We used an old beatles record and got the impression of the record and used the shards to form his own skull.Vinyl interpreted in silverI wonder if this ring will actually play

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It's the weekend let's ride.

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Rosa with her Grendel Ring.A layered crucifix in black oxidized silver.Nice to finally meet you, see youfor your guadalupe.

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The sakura is recurring theme in japanese and asian art.It symbolizes the transience of life, no permanence and that everything is fleeting.I have 13 sakuras tattooed on me to remind me of these things, now i have it in my ringGodiva ring by NoliInlayed with Sakura by apprentice.Photos by ben of black sheep

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Our friends from 8negro.The scene in spain is not at all plain. Its a place of cafe racers, leather ton up kidsand great photos. thanks 8negro

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Our boys at mango redride their scooters on a black saturday into the city of Manila.It's gotta be in black and white

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Godiva the female rider who rode clad only in her hair.This is our tribute to her, sans hair.hard chiseled unpolished to give thatashen finish. shot by ben of blacksheep

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Lucky Monkey Noli's baby Elvira aptly named after his grandma who gave him his first bike when he was 4.The full set of photos by Ben of Blacksheep Manila.2 and a half years in the making a continuing work in progress just like all our bikes.She tours with us and we do take a lot of gas stops our bike have tiny tanks. Form triumphs over function.

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Put a lucky monkey and a black sheep. Nolis Elvira, a sneak peek at a little ride and shootwith Black sheepMore pics soon.

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Interesting photo set from our friends at Mango Red. The Mango red boys are from Naga , a place of fiery Chilies and volcanoes.Theyre big lammy and vespa nuts, and top notch photographers a that.Heres a peek at the Naga mods on ride,shot in proper Black and white.

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Our boys at BCR at it again. This time raising hell in spain, cool article on the BCR boy's Spanish bike.Sorry the article is in Spanish, worth a look .

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Our heartfelt prayers go to our Japanese Brothers and Sisters. Be safe.

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Kim & Sam score rings. Lightning Luz and Celine by Apprentice

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Nice bike swiped from bubblevisor blog.Great aesthetic on this bike the builderobviously knew what he wanted.

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Our first engagement ring.Our boy Ryan wants to proposeand asks the monkeys for helpin crafting an engagement ring.Hes proposing to his girlin the field of Medicineand hes in the art business.A snake and a brush merged together.Our boy proposed today, on national radio.Thanks for letting us do thiscongratulationsshot by ben chan of black sheep

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New skulls coming up.I think these are mr. deckersborrowed from http://lowrider-mania.blogspot.com/thanks mr. taku

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Doc as we fondly call him is one of our most loyal clients. Bespoke is his thinglightning bolts, bullet holes and a very very dark finish since he's an avid firearms enthusiast.His personal catherine, Lucila,& Luzall rings shot by Ben of Black sheep Manila

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Takeshi Okyuma best cobbler in the world.He'll resole you e engineersdouble sole cat's paw.Hes a big bike nut, he likes period choppersand heres his Evo rigid tail and bosozoku wheels.Can't wait to ride with these guys

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We love to ride. We get our inspirationfrom riding from exploring our city, breaking down and changing plugs in a dimly lit street.There is inspiration to be found inrusty spokes and rumbling v twins.Finding gems in old farmhouses or other peoples garages.Aren't we just lucky to ride?

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We Love Rock 'N' RollWe were Lucky ( no pun intended) to havebeen comissioned by Tirso RipollCigar chomping Axe man of the band Razorback A hard rocking band who for the past 20 years have been making our ears bleed with their unique hard charging sound .Tirso wanted his ring to be wearable on stage meaning it should not snag on his LesPaul while shredding onstage.He wanted his own Razorback or

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Zora gets a ring.A shattered piece inspired by weapons,sauron and the lord of the rings.The ring doubles as a weaponoxidized silver, shatter #6

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Gian romano x Lucky MonkeySurface Asia features Gian Romano for its maiden issue.one of our pieces was fortunate to be included in the article.devil horn barbell textured inspired by deer horns.Features a threaded locking mechanism .

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He commisions the monkeysfor a shattered ring. He's actually the first client to have stones put into his rings. We didnt really like stones on our jewelry,he started it all.He sends us pictures from his carnival themedwedding at the pier.Thanks Zoran we hope to meet you someday.Do send me pictures of your cafe racer

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Gigzilla JP cuison Illustrates for 420 blackbirds.Bunker at Ronac care of BorgyRendered in traditional dirty white walls and primer oxide redFictional Manila motorcycle club M.C. Askal: Slumdog, street dog ,half breed, underdog all decked out in his schott prefecto , greased up pomapdourand his trusty balisong( filipino fan knife)Pusakal: Stray cat, street cat in his white shirt cuffed up

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In stock now at gb5 Ac+632shattered colelction and a skull by apprentice

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Erl gets a skull ring.Its a variation of the luz and Elvira a mash up of both models.This skull ring features an extra skull in the back shaped like a revolversbullet chamber. Oxidized 95% silver with thewords " salbahe " engraved on the side.

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Manila AnimalIf there's one animal of Manila, it's Kiko Escora Visual figurative artist with work hung in various fine galleriesaround the globe and auctioned by Sotheby's and Christie's He commisioned the monkeys for a skull ring, the man has digs skulls as evidenced by his recent and early work.Kiko 's personal Luz, black oxidized silverengraved with Manila Animal on the side.

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AF our client wanted his own skull ring.He's a big aeroplane man, flying all sortsof radio controlled flying machines, which fill every nookof his home.He wanted Lucila link:http://13luckymonkey.blogspot.com/search/?q=lucilabut with a twist , inspired by his favorite WWII plane the spitfire markVB.We suggested a intake exhausts on the side a feature unique to the VB.And how about a painted

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Randomanila in black & white.New rings up soon

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sad day for our friend brit bike enthusiast taka.After 15 years he lets go of his velocette thruxton.

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My personal LucilaEmbedded with 66onyx stones. The setting is inverted tolet the stones jut outlike spikes.

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Rex of Inksurgeorders a ring. The inksurge guys survive on coffee andchurn out awesome digital and graphic design work.Must be the coffee check out inksurge here Photos by rex in all its shattered goodnessthanks rex.

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NFK No future Krew of Tokio Bad ass fixie bmx chopper riding police chasing mofos who started the cannonball run.A high speed run on high powered bikes across the city.Moto introduced us to the crew of Basara and the antics of NFK.Shooting pictures of the sub sub culture of tokio aboard his bike, he shoots riding! Got my stickers and my awesome bookits an early christmas for the monkeys.Thanks

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Ride it like you stole it. No excess baggage allowedThanks to Benjie of Benjies Cafe Racer for the awesome bullet seat for my sporty!

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Random

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Sneak peek at eve.95% silver with an 18k gold tooth orstone of your choice.and he whispered too Eve.

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VBSpitfire Vb exhaust riveted Lucila ring in the worksa sneak peek at eve our little snake ring.Lots of stuff in the works more stuff for AC+632Fuck let's ride.

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Pusakal : Pusang kalye street cat, stray cat.Askal: Asong Kalye, street dog, slumdogSlumdogs and stray catsgreased up and ready to go.Stray cat's got a switchbladein his cuffed denims and white shirt hes ready to go,Mister slumdog in his Perfecto jacket's got his blade and is ready.In vintage black 100% cotton shirtsall ripped up and ready to goIllustrated by JP Cuisonand hand printed by 4:20

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New stuff from the monkeys,Apprentice's Celinea winged skull inspired by the Hell's angelsweighing in at 40 grams its a knocker.Nej comissions us for a Luz with the bowie lightning in the foreheadinscribed into our little skull are the words" FUCK YOU "

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Mon & Cait tie the knot.The other half of Team Manila daily grind clothing commissions the monkeys for a wedding ring. Sculpted in the virtual world and printed in 3d by objet.Inspired by diamond studs and fingerprints.The ring was cast in 95% silver dipped in Rhodium and PalladiumThe bride walked to Chemical Romance's " Helena" sung by sandwich frontman Raymund MarasiganWith all the

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Paul syjucoCommissions the monkeys for a Catherine ring.He then takes the piece dips it in Rhodiumfor the super black finish, then fills the eyesocketswith black diamonds. Now that's a skull ring.

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Omar is a Makeup artist for Shu Uemura. A big bad tattooed mofo.He wanted a shatter ringwith different textures so he could just shift the ring on a different day and voila an instant new ring.We came up with a multi textured oxidized shatter ringshards and pounded metal in one ring

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The wise old owl. Sat in an oak. The more he saw, The less he spoke.Kwago in Filipino means owl.Shattered owl in oxidized silver,we added a twist to this commissionby adding feathers to the shattered piece.This ring is a literal looker, Enjoy Katrina

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Robby gets a shattered cross.Simple shattered ring with a crossaccent in oxidized silver.95% silver

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Wolrd Famous Tatttoo artist Chris GarciaComes home to Manila for a tattoo convention.Mon of Team Manila saved me a spot for this long awaited session.Mr. Garcia finishes my sleeve with peonies, finger waves and a lotus. Pablo of P&P popped in the Lightning Inazuma style.The Whole P&P crew came to visit the session and give Mr. Garcia a courtesy call.

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