{"id":8082,"date":"2020-04-10T16:19:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T20:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/?p=8082"},"modified":"2022-05-12T13:04:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T17:04:00","slug":"introducing-our-luxe-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/introducing-our-luxe-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Our Luxe Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s talk about Luxe<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our founder Holly Daniels Christensen developed and patented Dune\u2019s Luxe finishing process, originally for our Dune Bar and the Island Collections. These designs were the first in our catalogue and are fan favorites to this day.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The luxe process took two years to perfect because I wanted to be sure that our designs would last a lifetime. Now I can confidently say we&#8217;ve achieved that goal. These are heirloom pieces that can be passed from generation to generation.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8211; Holly Daniels Christensen <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/luxe-dune-bar-necklace-32-inch-cable-chain\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8099\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10092019-1200-dune-bar-1100x1100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10092019-1200-dune-bar-1100x1100.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10092019-1200-dune-bar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10092019-1200-dune-bar-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10092019-1200-dune-bar-530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10092019-1200-dune-bar-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10092019-1200-dune-bar.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Luxe Process\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First we mix your sand or earth element, then artistically handcraft your memory into your selected design. We allow your design to set. After setting, your piece is hand polished and ground down on a lapidary wheel. The chunkier and more textural the sand or element, the better the effect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/collections\/luxe-matte-finish-jewelry-collection\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8093\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lapidary-wheel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lapidary-wheel.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lapidary-wheel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lapidary-wheel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lapidary-wheel-530x354.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Luxe process literally cuts through the element, revealing a mosaic of natural colors. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our favorite sands in these pieces are the dark rocky sand from Greece and Italy, or the light &amp; bright shelly Caribbean sands. Want a pop of color? Any of our Power Stones create magic when used in our Luxe pieces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/luxe-marquise-earrings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8086 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Luxe-Marquise-Earrings-2-copy-2-1100x1100.jpg\" alt=\"Luxe Marquise Earrings by Dune Jewelry handcrafted with sand from the beaches of Positano\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Luxe-Marquise-Earrings-2-copy-2-1100x1100.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Luxe-Marquise-Earrings-2-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Luxe-Marquise-Earrings-2-copy-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Luxe-Marquise-Earrings-2-copy-2-530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Luxe-Marquise-Earrings-2-copy-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Luxe-Marquise-Earrings-2-copy-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Discover our Luxe Collection which is a beautiful juxtaposition of organic modern lines and delightfully refined textures. Each Luxe piece is hand polished by our experienced jewelers to make the silver sing so that your memories take on a whole new light.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/collections\/luxe-matte-finish-jewelry-collection\"><b>Shop Our Luxe Collection<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[319,271,341],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Introducing Our Luxe Collection - Dune Jewelry - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Each Luxe piece is hand polished by our experienced jewelers to not only make the silver sing - your memories will take on a whole new light.\u00a0The chunkier and more textural the sand or element, the better the effect. 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