Have you heard of Anndra Neen

I met Phoebe a very long time ago on a plane to Mexico city, we had no idea we were going to the same friend’s wedding. I immediately noticed her unique style and natural but artistic approach to dressing up. Unfortunately I didn’t end up staying much longer in New York to visit the beautiful space she and her gorgeous sister Annette,created for the launch of their atelier and incredible brand Anndra Neen.  I would say the pieces and collections they create are of my top favorite designs. This is not an accessory or jewelry brand, this is an artisanal concept that creates pieces meant to be worn like structural pieces of art.

Anndra Neen is the manifestation of our unique sensibility, a means of both honoring our creative legacy and evolving it by producing jewelry and accessories we consider modern heirlooms.  We believe in the totemic power of objects that are lovingly made and passed down over generations.

The influences are manifold.  

None is more important than their grandmother, Annette Nancarrow, artist and a jewelry designer in Mexico City. Her pieces were collected by Frida Kahlo, Anaïs Nin, and Peggy Guggenheim, and many others.  

Creative Process
Every Anndra Neen piece is unique and handcrafted out of mixed metals and silver by artisans in their workshop in Mexico City.  They travel every two months to oversee production and design, and work very closely with the artisans as they bring our sketches to three-dimensional life.

About the sisters

Before Anndra Neen, Phoebe studied literature at Wheaton college in Massachusetts and worked as a fashion specialist for Phillips de Pury.  Annette studied acting at Boston University and moved to New York to pursue a career in theater.   Anndra Neen became a natural progression for storytelling—and their true calling.  With the objects we create, we narrate a tale about where we come from, the people we love, and the things that have made us see our world afresh. we wear these stories every day.

I remember well their first collection for their Anndra Neen label, “It’s kind of like ‘Mad Max’ meets modern art,” Annette says. “We’re inspired by Dario Argento’s films and Alexander Calder’s jewelry, as well as Japanese compositions, Egyptian motifs, French medieval armor and ancient textiles.” “We like to think of our jewels as sculptures,” Phoebe says. Now they have an additional home collection.