design the pendant featuring an oxidized finish. It centers a cotton cord, allowing for the trendy necklace to be worn as desired. .950 rating silver Artisan Info: Marcia Pinto and Luciana Lopes had been friends for many years before deciding to become partners and design jewelry with a distinct Brazilian identity. They opened a studio together in 2005, and have since been working on pieces that are unique and modern. Marcia hails from Parana and is a fine artist as well as designer. She credits her artistic instinct to her parents, Antonio her father who is an architect and designer, and Eloe, her mother, is a also a designer. Marcia has two siblings, and her artistic intellect has been present ever s...  (less)