Since David Howell, founder of the New York company which
bears his name, was a boy he had a great desire to make things. He would take apart various household items,
alarm clocks, toys, and even a car to understand how all of them were made and
how the parts worked individually and together.
David would then put these items back together as if he had never
touched them in the first place. This
taught him that he couldn’t make everything himself. Ultimately David learned it takes
collaboration and other creative voices to design and produce great items, something
he believes in to this day.
David’s initial inspiration most often comes from a place he
or someone he knows has visited. If the
latter, and permission is needed, like he received for the CMA Music Festival
in 2013, he will acquire it then take a camera and start exploring, snapping
pictures, asking questions and making drawings.
His design influences not only come from places, but also
history. David has created book marks of past presidents like Eisenhower and
other historical figures like Ben Franklin.
He has made earrings influenced by architects like Frank Lloyd Wright
and sculptures like the Thinker by Rodin.
Other influences include nature, faith, ancient cultures, literature and
more. His designs are put on bookmarks, pendants, business card cases, letter
openers, pins, earrings and more.
Worth
noting also is that everything his company makes is made in the United States
under environmentally friendly standards; an issue that is playing a major role
in changing many business practices worldwide.
Click here to see other David Howell & Co. Non-pierced Earrings
Cliptomania.com began purchasing from David Howell and
Company early in 2007. We used pre-made
clip tops, ordered from another vendor, to turn his pierced earrings into
clip-on earrings. Three years later,
thanks to the buyer from the Carnegie Museum of Art telling David that many of
his designs were well suited for clip tops, he agreed. Cliptomania no longer
had to discard the pierced tops.
Co-owner of Cliptomania, Candy Santo, is grateful for the change as she
has said, “It wounded my Scottish soul to waste perfectly good fishhooks.” Since then a majority of David’s earrings on
the open market can be purchased as pierced or clip. His clip tops are simple
clips that are round and flat faced and allow the design to hang below.
Some of David Howell and Company’s clip-on earrings are
featured in our Tomorrow’s Heirloom section in a subcategory under his name.
More of his designed earrings are on order and include themes like Diamond Wave Non-pierced Drop Earrings, Punk Works Clip On Dangle Earrings, Acanthus Clip On Dangle Earrings and
numerous others.
