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The Fever Tassel worn after dark

Past Piece / Closed

The Fever Tassel

Mozambique tourmaline color, pearl, and dark silk come together as a pendant that moves when I do.

$305 Mozambique / Mozambique tourmaline field story Closed and no longer available
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Past Piece / Closed

The Fever Tassel

Guided by Marina Merfi and Ira Copel — artists, curators and guides.

It is The Fever Tassel. Mozambique tourmaline color, pearl, and dark silk come together as a pendant that moves when I do. This archive page records the materials, intended making plan, and story behind the closed design.

Private Origin Dossier

The Fever Tassel

Tourmaline color, milky fire, freshwater pearls, and dark silk movement. Romance made less sweet.

The Fever Tassel keeps the romance of tourmaline color and adds a pulse. Pink turns green, pearl interrupts the mineral fire, and dark silk moves when you do.

This piece is for the person who likes beauty with a fever in it. It is tender, but not tame. The movement makes the story visible before the materials are named, so the question arrives while the pendant is still in motion.

The Fever Tassel design story layout
The Fever Tassel material-origin image with Mozambique tourmaline context

Origin Trace

MZ Mozambique Mozambique tourmaline field story

Tourmaline color

Mozambique tourmaline gives the tassel its fever color; pearls, milky flashes, and dark silk decide how dangerous it feels in motion.

The Material Story

Found. Chosen. Made.

Found As

Color-shifting tourmaline mood, pearl softness, milky flashes, and dark silk movement held together by a pendant form.

Chosen Because

Tourmaline can become too pretty too quickly. These materials keep the romance, then give it heat, interruption, and motion.

Comes Together As

A pendant tassel that moves before it explains itself.

The Fever Tassel material portrait

Material Story

Romance with a pulse.

Tourmaline color gives the piece variation and heat. Pearl and milky flashes soften the color just enough before dark silk pulls the pendant back into motion.

The guided making plan builds the pendant cluster, balances the color order, attaches the tassel, and completes the necklace through clear checkpoints.

The Fever Tassel material macro

Material loupe

The Fever Tassel

Material identity
Mozambique tourmaline color, milky flashes, freshwater pearls, and dark silk movement
Where the materials came from
Mozambique tourmaline is the anchor: fever color, mineral variation, and movement. Milky flashes, freshwater pearls, and dark silk turn that mineral story into something sharper.
Treatment notes
Treatment and care notes remain part of the archived specification.
Archive status
Closed design. No longer available.
Allergy note
Metal and skin-contact considerations remain part of the design record.
Care note
Care requirements remain part of the design record.

When they ask

It is The Fever Tassel. Mozambique tourmaline color, pearl, and dark silk come together as a pendant that moves when I do.

The First Time Someone Asks

The point is the answer.

The piece should be noticed in motion: the tassel moves, the color shifts, and the question arrives before the material names do.

Open collars, simple black, cream knits, velvet, and anything that lets the tassel move.

Past Piece / Closed

The piece at a glance

$305

  • Chain: 70 cm plus 5 cm extender
  • Pendant: 13.5–14.5 cm
  • Tassel: 70–75 mm with 20–25 mm spread
  • Target weight: 22 g ±3 g
  • 12 mm nickel-free 14k gold-filled lobster clasp
  • 1.8 mm oxidized sterling-silver chain
  • Gold-filled bail, rings, and headpins
  • Sealed brass cap
  • 45–50 mm sterling-silver chain spine

What you’ll receive

The closed design specification called for:

Prepared piece materials

  • Twelve 6–7 mm tourmalines
  • One 7–8 mm opalized glass bead
  • Two 8–10 mm rice pearls
  • One 5–6 mm round pearl
  • Black silk tassel

Findings and closure components

  • 12 mm nickel-free 14k gold-filled lobster clasp
  • 1.8 mm oxidized sterling-silver chain
  • Gold-filled bail, rings, and headpins
  • Sealed brass cap
  • 45–50 mm sterling-silver chain spine

Included tools

  • Round-nose pliers, included
  • Chain-nose pliers, included

Origin Note

  • Origin Note with material provenance and notes

Care Card

  • Care Card with treatment and wear guidance

Live Workshop

  • Google Meet Live Workshop access

Downloadable recording

  • Downloadable workshop recording

Support until complete

  • Email and WhatsApp support until your piece is complete

What you’ll make

The closed making plan was designed for one pendant tassel necklace, made from the prepared materials with the included tool pair.

The choices you’ll make

  • Stone order
  • Accent placement
  • Pearl balance

What happens next

Past Piece / Closed. This design is no longer available, and there is no pre-order form on this page.

See What’s Coming Next

Where the materials came from

Mozambique tourmaline is the anchor: fever color, mineral variation, and movement. Milky flashes, freshwater pearls, and dark silk turn that mineral story into something sharper.

See every angle

This closed design record shows The Fever Tassel on the body, in material detail, through its planned making sequence, and in its package specification.

01 / Finished Piece

See it on the body and up close.

Start with the finished piece: how it looks on the body, how it moves, how it closes, and what the materials look like up close.

  1. The Fever Tassel On the body
    Finished Piece On the body How the finished piece sits on the body.
  2. The Fever Tassel Ready piece
    Finished Piece Ready piece The completed piece shown by itself.
  3. The Fever Tassel On-body close crop
    Finished Piece On-body close crop Close scale and body relationship.
  4. The Fever Tassel In motion
    Finished Piece In motion How the piece moves with the wearer.
  5. The Fever Tassel Material close-up
    Finished Piece Material close-up Surface, finish, and material detail.
  6. The Fever Tassel Closure and back detail
    Finished Piece Closure and back detail The practical finish and back view.
  7. The Fever Tassel Scale reference
    Finished Piece Scale reference A grounded size cue for the piece.

02 / Materials + Origin

The materials before the room.

See the limited materials, where they came from, the planned layout, and the components that explain why each detail was chosen.

  1. The Fever Tassel Raw materials
    Materials + Origin Raw materials The starting material selection.
  2. The Fever Tassel Origin context
    Materials + Origin Origin context Place mood around where the materials came from.
  3. The Fever Tassel Material portrait
    Materials + Origin Material portrait The main material photographed as character.
  4. The Fever Tassel Material close-up
    Materials + Origin Material close-up Texture and color seen up close.
  5. The Fever Tassel Why this material
    Materials + Origin Why this material A visual argument for the material choice.
  6. The Fever Tassel Full component flat lay
    Materials + Origin Full component flat lay All visible piece elements together.
  7. The Fever Tassel Labeled component grid
    Materials + Origin Labeled component grid The component set organized for inspection.
  8. The Fever Tassel Design story layout
    Materials + Origin Design story layout The design map before assembly.
  9. The Fever Tassel Origin map
    Materials + Origin Origin map The origin made geographic.
  10. The Fever Tassel Origin place
    Materials + Origin Origin place The origin marker image.
  11. The Fever Tassel Origin human scale
    Materials + Origin Origin human scale The origin held at human scale.

03 / Making + Live Room

The piece becoming yours.

This section shows the guided work instead of hiding it: sorting, technique, mid-build checkpoints, the live room, and the before-after moment that makes the finish believable.

  1. The Fever Tassel Hands sorting materials
    Making + Live Room Hands sorting materials The prepared materials entering the work surface.
  2. The Fever Tassel Hands technique
    Making + Live Room Hands technique The key live-room move.
  3. The Fever Tassel Live Workshop
    Making + Live Room Live Workshop What the guided session looks like.
  4. The Fever Tassel Mid-build progress
    Making + Live Room Mid-build progress A checkpoint before the final finish.
  5. The Fever Tassel Before and after
    Making + Live Room Before and after The transformation from material to piece.

04 / Story + Wearing

How the piece enters the world.

See the Origin Note, the host's choices, the piece in a real setting, and the images that help its story travel.

  1. The Fever Tassel Social reveal crop
    Story + Wearing Social reveal crop A crop ready for public reveal.
  2. The Fever Tassel Release frame
    Story + Wearing Release frame The piece, materials, and guidance in one offer frame.
  3. The Fever Tassel Starting a conversation
    Story + Wearing Starting a conversation The piece in a real social setting.
  4. The Fever Tassel Refusal tray
    Story + Wearing Refusal tray The edited source decision made visible.
  5. The Fever Tassel Host's choice
    Story + Wearing Host's choice The design decision the host made.
  6. The Fever Tassel Design record
    Story + Wearing Design record The finished design recorded for the archive.
  7. The Fever Tassel Piece history
    Story + Wearing Piece history The piece shown in sequence.

05 / Package + Arrival

What arrives before the Live Workshop.

The final chapter makes delivery concrete: closed package, open package, tool pair, unwrap sequence, and package detail so the full experience feels visible before payment.

  1. The Fever Tassel Closed package
    Package + Arrival Closed package The piece package before opening.
  2. The Fever Tassel Open package
    Package + Arrival Open package Everything visible on arrival.
  3. The Fever Tassel Tool pair
    Package + Arrival Tool pair The included tools for the live room.
  4. The Fever Tassel Unwrap sequence
    Package + Arrival Unwrap sequence The layered arrival moment.
  5. The Fever Tassel Package detail
    Package + Arrival Package detail The piece-specific package cue.