There are several refreshing things about Cold Picnic, a design duo based in New York. For one thing, their photos open up HUGE (as you can see below; they are rather larger on the web site when you click on the photo), which is always great when looking at jewellery online. Detail, detail, detail. For another, they have a really, well, gritty approach to jewellery that results in some pieces whose surfaces are tactile and fresh and beg to be worn.

These deliberately mismatched earrings, aptly named Erosion Studs, are cast in brass, and sell for a most reasonable USD $66.