yael + tal jewelry design: snapshots

elderly figures on a bench, encircled by two silver circles on a silver chain all images courtesy of yael + tal jewelry design

the yael + tal jewelry design studio of tel aviv, israel, founded in 2011, specializes in the production of diminutive

scenes.  the designers’ first collection, ‘snapshot’, features miniature figures resting or leaning on benches or swings. each piece is seemingly paused in a precise moment in time, the figures confined to a small, framed space. true to their photographic influence, the designers carry out the collection in a highly-detailed and preserved manner. from charm to chain, every work is crafted by the artists from silver or gold. yael and tal create a frozen appreciations of scenes often overlooked due to their mundane nature– the designers celebrate the beauty of the every-day in ‘snapshot’. 

gold swinging-figure hoop earring with pearl detail

silver necklace adorned with a charm featuring the figure of a woman on a bench 

silver swing earrings with miniature male and female figures

silver necklace with a charm featuring male and female swinging figures and a pearl detail

detailed view of an elderly man and woman on bench, joined to a silver chain by either of the top corners of the rectangular frame

sleek, pearl detailed, elongated gold tea-drop earrings boast a figure resting on the angled segments of each piece

charm bracelet with three figures frozen in three separate scenes, connected by the upper rectangular corners and violet beads

unattached charm featuring a man and woman resting on a bench under the ‘light’ of a blue bead of a lamp-post

silver-suited male figure on a lacquered-green bench, strung on a silver chain