For Mexican designer jewelry accessory Aurora Lopez Mejia each speaks of the energy and spirituality of the wearer, so he must choose the precise parts.
Mejia has made of silver, gold, bronze, leather and even some of its precious raw material, which has created pendants, rings and bracelets that transmit harmony and good energy.
One of her most recent projects was to develop an anthology inspired by the children of Malawi.
The collection has been named "mtime" which means "heart" in the Chichewa language.
These pieces were developed in collaboration with Madonna, who has a special affection for that population, because there comes David Banda, the little one adopted in 2006.
The proceeds from the sales of this collection will go to the Raising Malawi charity.
Who is Aurora? The first ring did Aurora recorded with the following words: "I have wings to fly", which took over one of the most famous phrases of artist Frida Kahlo, "Feet, why do I want if I have wings to fly."
This was the first piece of his now vast collection of jewelry, which has given some props to the most influential women known as the American poet Patti Smith and the painter and Canadian singer Joni Mitchell.
Is originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco.
When I was young his family moved to California so, as she herself has admitted, was one of the most inspiring events in his life, because this happened in the 70's, when people wanted to change the world peacefully and artistically.
"I think all ideals of world peace that's reflected in my jewelry and my paintings," revealed the designer for Vogue Mexico, in March this year.
As a child, made necklaces with beads and any material that came to hand and nearly 20 years ago formally launched his career, aiming to combine the design with the power of words, because she believes that each piece is a canvas to convey messages.
"Much of what I write what I gained from dictionaries of the eighteenth century.
These are words whose meaning has been lost in time, but belonged to a very profound language and wanted to retake.
"What attracts me most of my work is the message that I can give people," he revealed in August 2008 in a CNN interview.
It takes its inspiration from cities and peoples of countries like Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, India and Japan.
"I am inspired by people and their experiences, and delve into the traditions of every place I love and desire to shape it."
Currently, in addition to Madonna, celebrities such as Sheryl Crow, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez, among others, love their libraries, in which each piece is entirely handmade.
In addition to its line of jewelry, Aurora Lopez Mejia has another project: Talavera, which is the meeting place of its treasures as exhibitions of textiles, jewelry, furniture and a photographic exhibition of the things she admires.
"I'm happy to create a space where craftsmen with extraordinary love for their craft come together to continue building", says on its website.
Talavera is on the 145, Avenue of the Americas in New York City.
