Who or What is BUENOSTYLE?

Christi York is a Vancouver based jewelry designer, graphic designer, photographer, and big believer in recycling, organic food and supporting locally owned designers & businesses.  

With a background in graphic design, her instinctive, inherent artistic ability really shines in her newer endeavor as a jewelry designer. 

Christi uses recycled, vintage and eco-concious materials wherever possible. Former accessory lines included one of a kind “rescued sweater” scarves made from thrift store wool sweaters and leather cuffs and earrings made from scrap leather castoffs. And of course, the now infamous “eat organic” screen printed line of organic cotton panties! 

Her discovery of treasure-troves of vintage beads was the inspiration for the BuenoStyle line of re-worked jewelry. Vintage beads offer an allure that just can’t be found in any modern bead store. Launched in January 2007, the line uses mostly vintage discontinued glass and brass filigrees, beads & lockets from the 1920’s to the 80’s. You could say the BuenoStyle features limited edition, “one-of-a-few” pieces.
 

The OAK line of jewelry, launched Fall 2008, is quite simply One-of-A-Kind. Each OAK piece is unique unto itself and will never be repeated. Each accessory is built upon items (such as vintage rhinestone brooches) sourced & salvaged from her travels to form an exclusive piece of jewelry. Intriguing found object such as escutcheons (key hole plates), vintage brass curtain rings, or antique glass drawer are all fair game. A necklace from the OAK line always makes a statement.
 

Do you have some favorite old pieces of jewelry passed on to you from your family? Christi can take your piece (brooches, old clip earrings, etc) and turn it into a custom bracelet or necklace. 

With travels to the vintage bead warehouses in New York, and trips to Europe, she hopes to bring back many many treasures to share with both her Vancouver and global collectors. 

She happily creates new pieces every afternoon at her studio in Vancouver’s hip Main Street neighbourhood.