BROOKLYN NATIVE RANDI MATES IS THE DESIGNER BEHIND THE GEOMETRIC, ALCHEMICAL JEWELRY LINE, AESA. FASCINATED WITH THE NATURAL WORLD, MATES USES 14 & 18K GOLD, STERLING SILVER, BRONZE, PYRITE, QUARTZ, AND ROUGH DIAMONDS TO CREATE JEWELS THAT EXPLORE THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN WHAT IS MYSTERIOUS AND WHAT IS KNOWN. THE RESULT: EARRINGS AND NECKLACES WROUGHT IN SILVER AND GOLD, REMINISCENT OF ROCK AND NUGGET-LIKE FORMS. PIECES ENCRUSTED WITH HIDDEN DIAMONDS, WOVEN WITH SILK IN A SOFT PALETTE OF WATERCOLOR-LIKE SHADES, MOVE BEYOND TRENDS, MUCH LIKE THE TIMELESSNESS OF THE MATERIALS THEMSELVES. SCULPTURAL, TOTEMIC AND RAW, AESA REPRESENTS FINE JEWELRY WITH A MYSTERIOUS EDGE.