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Mooncord Stories
Go behind the scenes at Mooncord Studio—exploring the inspiration, materials, design process, and stories behind the jewelry. A closer look at how individual pieces come together and the ideas that shape each collection.


Baroque Pearls vs Round Pearls — Why I Choose Baroque
People sometimes ask why I gravitate toward baroque pearls instead of the classic round ones most people picture when they hear "pearl necklace." There are a few reasons, and they've built up over years of actually working with these things, not just admiring them. Round pearls feel too formal for everyday life A perfectly round, perfectly matched strand of pearls is beautiful, but it's also a little rigid. It belongs to a specific kind of occasion, the kind where everything
Ying
Sep 272 min read


Salt, Water, and Eight Days: Testing Our 18K PVD Titanium Steel
Every piece of jewelry meets the same quiet enemies: salt from the skin, moisture from the air, the small accumulated friction of being worn. Most of what we're asked about a finish — will it fade, will it turn my skin green, will it still look like this in a year — comes down to how that finish handles exposure over time. We wanted an answer we could stand behind, not just repeat. So we ran our own test. What 18K PVD Titanium Steel Actually Means The two words that matter mo
Ying
Aug 233 min read


The Journey of Mooncord: From Cord Knotting to Pearl Jewelry
It was 2020, and like most people, I wasn't going anywhere. What started as a way to survive four walls and two small kids somehow became Mooncord.
Ying
Apr 273 min read
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