The Magic Garden of Mr. Lee.

PATCH NYC and CINER are very pleased to introduce our new jewelry collaboration, The Magic Garden of Mr. Lee.

For this special collection of jewelry, PATCH NYC designers Don Carney and John Ross were inspired by the fictitious tale of Mr. Lee, an amateur botanist, rumored to have a garden of flowers in exquisite color combinations with blooms larger than ever seen before.  He lived in the smallest of houses, surrounded by the biggest of gardens, with flowering plants stretching out in all directions.   Mr. Lee had an affinity for animals tiny and large, from buzzing bees to towering elephants and he welcomed all to his garden.  These animals soon learned that Mr. Lee’s plants were not only beautiful but quite tasty as well, so the animals enjoyed nibbling on the magic plants and, in turn, becoming quite magical and colorful as well.

Now you can enjoy wonders from The Magic Garden of Mr. Lee with this new collection of beautifully crafted jewelry made entirely in New York City.  Take a bejeweled tour through Mr. Lee’s sparkling garden and see pearl encrusted bees, tigers with blue stripes and crystal eyes, jewel studded elephants wearing royal crowns, and Mr. Lee himself holding one of his prized giant roses.

Don and John have always had an appreciation of vintage materials so they were very excited to collaborate with New York design house, CINER.  This collaboration allowed the designers to explore the rich archive of CINER, and to utilize the immense talent of the skilled artisans working in the Manhattan-based atelier. CINER jewelry is a fourth generation family business, designing and manufacturing jewelry since 1892. CINER is celebrating 125 years in business and proudly made in New York City.

Designers Don Carney and John Ross established PATCH NYC with a collection of fashion accessories in the fall of 1997.  Today, PATCH NYC has evolved into a design studio creating original art and designing collections of home décor and fashion accessories available at the PATCH NYC shop in Boston and specialty stores worldwide.