David Spada Space Age Gold and Black Aluminum Dangle Pierced Earrings

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David Spada, New York, designed those incredible dangling pierced earrings. These pieces feature a playful Space Age 1980s design, with … Read more David Spada, New York, designed those incredible dangling pierced earrings. These pieces feature a playful Space Age 1980s design, with dangled, articulated, spirally coiled elements complemented by assorted sizes of rings.
The anodized aluminum metal has intense black and gold colors. Some of the rings are ornate with painted bronze dots. These earrings are for pierced ears.
There is no visible signature because the design does not allow a signature, but the style, design, and dots on the rings are unmistakable signs of the artist's work.
Measurements: 2 in wide (5 cm) by 4.05 in long (10.3 cm).

Note: David Spada (December 5, 1961 - May 13, 1996) was a jewelry designer in New York City in the 1980s and 1990s and the creator and marketer of Freedom Rings
Spada attended the Parsons School of Design in the early 1980s, graduating around 1982.
He began making jewelry as a student, and his work gained recognition as early as 1984, when The New York Times featured a piece crafted from orange rubber tubing.
Spada became known for his work in colored anodized aluminum, creating a wide range of shapes from the material, including rings, earrings, clothing, and swimwear adorned with aluminum decorations. He eventually opened a boutique, Casa di Spada, in New York's Lower East Side, which sold his jewelry designs, clothing, and custom items.
According to a New York Times article from 1992, the freedom rings were introduced in 1991 in San Francisco as a fundraising item at the gay and lesbian community's annual Pride Parade and quickly became a national trend. The colored aluminum rings, inspired by the colors of the rainbow and the gay pride flag, have evolved as a symbol of Gay Pride. Spada used to say: "The colors symbolize happiness and represent the diversity of the community."
Spada died of AIDS complications on May 13, 1996.
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