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Artisan creates jewelry from old tech

By SlashGear, published 05-10-2011

Over the years, I have seen some interesting things made from old tech products that are no longer useful. I have always particularly liked the geeky clocks and coasters that I have seen made from the old mainboards and circuit boards from inside computers and other gear. Thick and inflexible mainboards and other rigid items don’t lend themselves well to shapes other than flat surfaces though. That means that making something like a ring out of a circuit board is very hard to do. Jewelry designer Paola Mirai has a new line of handmade jewelry that geeks can really appreciate called Cirkuita. The collection uses thin flexible circuit boards such as the ones found inside of keyboards and other gear. The circuit boards are cut down into shapes needed for the design and then put insid...