Sneaker Jewels Interview with Gabriel Urist by Young Thawt --------------------------------- You’ve said the “beauty of basketball has, for the moment, been lost in the institutionalization of the N.B.A.” Isn’t jewelry, the preeminent symbol of one’s economic stature, the ultimate commodification of the passion that drives the game to be played in the streets where a milk crate is a hoop and a telephone pole plays backboard? I’ve been playing basketball since I was eight years old. I love playing basketball. I am also a jeweler. I love making and designing jewelry. Basketball jewelry is how I combine these two things. My idea to make basketball jewelry came from a desire to make jewelry that said something true about myself and my friends. I never expected it to blow up like it did. ... [continues] Words and images are copyrighted. Please do not use without written permission. [著作權所有 Freshness Creative Corp. |文字與圖片未經正式授權請勿任意轉載] © 2005 Freshness Creative Corp. Freshnessmag.com