Karen Moustafellos, SAS ’90 incorporates elements of the Penn Museum’s aesthetic in her elegant and restrained jewelry designs. She founded EnA Fine Jewelry in 2006, more than a decade after sketching the Museum’s dramatic spaces as a student.
Now she’s returning to her roots and honoring the Penn Museum as muse—EnA Fine Jewelry has named Dr. Julian Siggers, Williams Director of the Penn Museum, and Marianne Lovink as the “Cover Couple” of its 2014 special catalog. To celebrate, EnA is donating 20% of all catalog purchases through October 30 to support the Penn Museum’s educational programming.
Coming from a multi-generational Penn family, Karen isn’t sure how many of her Philadelphia neighbors know about the treasures within the Museum’s galleries, so this campaign is her effort to spread the word.
Her undergraduate class assignments for “Design of the Environment” often included sketching the grand marble staircase off the Museum’s Kamin entrance, and the Chinese Rotunda.
“We often drew from the perspective of looking up or down the staircase, allowing us to capture some of the artifacts in view. As for the Rotunda, it’s dramatic and challenging, yet rewarding to sketch because there’s a spare, restrained aesthetic that is also elegant,” says Karen.
Billed as “smart girls’ jewelry,” EnA’s classically contemporary line includes rings and drop earrings accented with blue topaz, amethyst, onyx, and more. This year’s special catalog features the 18K gold snake chain “Revolve Lariat” necklace and the “Champagne” necklace, among others. As a sculptor, Marianne Lovink is particularly fond of the blackened sterling silver “Captivity” necklace’s volumetric qualities.
Karen’s EnA Fine Jewelry will be among two dozen spectacular jewelry and accessory designers and companies being featured this year at the upcoming Treasures Jewelry Sale and Show, organized by the Museum’s all-volunteer Women’s Committee and running October 30 through November 2, in the Kintner-Dietrich gallery wing of the Penn Museum. Only select pieces from the 2014 EnA special catalog will be available at the Treasures Jewelry Sale and Show.
View the catalog here!
Photos, top to bottom: Karen Moustafellos, SAS ’90, of EnA Fine Jewelry. Cover of EnA 2014 special catalog. Images courtesy of EnA.
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