Wordlab

After weeks of mental searching and frustration I finally decided it was time to reach out and find help in naming my jewelry company. To do this, I really desperately need some crowd sourcing help and that means you. (Yeah you!)

My company name could have to do with many things and that seems to be the problem for me but should make it kind of fun for you guys to come up with a cool name.

My inspiration comes from organic curves (i.e. plants, flowers), telling stories with my work, beads, sterling silver, colors (often greens and turquoise), lockets, ANYTHING from the ocean, and the art nouveau movement and if I had to describe my work in one sentence it would most likely be something like ‘small and intricate jewelry designs using precious metals, beads and illustrations.’

Also, if you look at my picture over yonder you’ll see that I have a big head of curly crazy hair. I don’t necessarily want my name/logo to have to do with my hair but it’s not a terrible idea since most people identify me with my hair anyways. My name should identify me and all of my work, right?

My name has to be creative and not too girly; those are my only rules. My favorite idea so far is something combined with nouveau in some way but after that I’ve got zilch.

I seriously need your help and really appreciate your time and effort! I’m waiting tirelessly and excitedly on the other end for you replies!

Well my wife actually has her own jewelry business and it took her awhile to find the right name for it since, like you, she has so many different styles that uses. She also wants to branch out into other forms of art, such as home crafts. She makes purses, and has plans to soon start selling those along with her line of jewelry at a downtown store that is located in her hometown (pop 65,000 [minus college students] 100,000 [with college students]) Funny story about her purses, she once got asked by a worker at a Coach store where she got her purse. We laughed because it was made quickly from items we found at our local fabric store and wasn’t even fully finished. It was still a “prototype”. Not that we told the sales lady that. My wife just smiled and thanked her after saying she made it herself.

Anyway, in the end my wife went with a variation on “her nickname + her first and middle names + the word Creations” for her business. Everything she makes she creates.

If something like that doesn’t work for you… You mentioned near the end of your post about your hair. I know from family experience how out of control curly hair can be. A play on that might be something like “Tangled up in ____”. The blank could be jewels, metals, crafts, art(s), hue(s), etc.

A third option would possibly play on what you said here “…if I had to describe my work in one sentence it would most likely be something like ‘small and intricate jewelry designs using precious metals, beads and illustrations.’” So the word “precious” sticks in my mind: precious metals, precious gemstones (beads), precious memories (illustrations). If you are trying to play up on your inspirations and describe your work, I would try to at least use the word Precious in the name. “Precious ____”

Unfortunately I am not familiar enough with the art nouveau culture to give any real suggestions using that as inspiration. It translates to “New Art” so maybe a play on that somehow? Was there any kind of focus for the movement that resonates with you?

I’m sort of liking the “Tangled up in _____” idea. I’m guuna let that sizzle for a few hours and see how I feel about it. I’m not sure what to fill in there yet but it feels pretty good already.

Specifically, the art nouveau movement inspires me with its focus on the curved line and attention to fine detail, human anatomy, ethereal look and of course lovely choices of colors. There is many things that make the movement distinctive from art movements but I would say that if i had to pick just two as inspirations and focuses from the works it would be the accentuations of the curved lines and the color choices.

The great thing about claiming this as an inspiration and part of my name is that the curved lines run through everything i do, wether it be in metal, illustration or craft in general.

Anyways, Alphons Mucha is considered the main Art Nouveau artist and I pulled up a page with some of his works if you’d like a better idea.

http://artnouveauposters.biz/alphonse-mucha-posters

Does anyone else have any suggestions? They are greatly appreciated. Ill even consider sending something to the person who thinks of the name I pick. (Seriously, I really need help.)

Curlicue