Brian Carlson - Metal Jewelry

Brian Carlson

Brian Carlson's designs are soulful as they are stylish and serendipitously right on par with fashion's revival of utilitarian, American-made goods. The native Oregonian pays tribute to his agrarian Pacific Northwest upbringing and adopted Nashville, Tennessee home by mingling provincial and heritage styles.

Welded out of steel, brass and copper Carlson renders timeless, second-skin pieces crafted from skillful labor and a hyperactive imagination. He has long been passionate about working with his hands since a childhood of building tree houses, rafting and horseback riding. Carlson credits his machinist grandfather for his artisanal skills and a high school welding class, in which the lifelong musician built his first drum rack. Shortly after, the burgeoning designer stumbled across a pile of horseshoe nails and welded his first cross necklace as an expression of faith.