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My Life: Thomas Mann

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9 years ago

March 3, 2016

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Thomas Mann
Gallery I/O, New Orleans, LA

Thomas Mann, who describes his style as “techno-romantic,” has been making jewelry since high school. He quickly noticed a connection between jewelry, girls and money when he brought the silver bangles he made to school in a sock and sold out by lunch. His retail gallery, Gallery I/O, celebrated 25 years in 2013. In 2007, he developed the brand Thomas Mann studioFLUX to offer jewelrymaking workshops, do-it-yourself kits and how-to videos from master jewelry artists. He also creates larger scale sculptures, including the piece he is pictured with, Trajectory Heart – Cloud.

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