Zipper Jewlery by Kate Cusack

Brooklyn designer, Kate Cusack, approaches jewelry design as a visual artist, rather than as a fashion designer. “In art school,” Kate explained, “I realized that once you allow yourself to use materials in unconventional ways, then, just about anything is possible. It’s ironic that most fashion designers try to hide or disguise zippers in their creations. However, I love zippers’ shiny metal teeth and I want to show off, not hide, their sparkle and their sinuous flexibility.”