Jewelry - Dr. Jason Okonofua's Website

Empathy Tower - England Collection 1

These bracelets and necklaces are a part of the England Collection 1. The Tower Bridge was one of Ada's first sightings in London. The colors were noteworthy. Ada stopped at a jewelry wholesaler and selected and bought supplies to design something from the inspiration shortly thereafter. She chose white quartz gems, turquoise gems, and pearl stones for these pieces. This symbolizing an empathy that compounds, stacks, and "towers", like the Tower Bridge in London. <br><br>Ada went on to model the original bracelets and necklace with her uncle in various parts of England, including the Embassy Garden's "Sky Bridge" next to the U.S. Embassy, Windsor Castle, London Eye, Tower Bridge, and the Sea Life London Aquarium.

$19.00 - $30.00

Underground Empathy - England Collection 1

These bracelets are a part of the England Collection 1. Upon arrival to London, Ada was charged with the task to list things that were different from her home in the USA. The first was vehicles driving on the other side of the street. The second was about the different signs. The many signs for the underground subways stuck with her and it was the most straightforward inspiration for her art to date. This is empathy for the public and public transportation is arguably the most symbolic virtue of the masses, a collective efficiency for everyone's sake. <br><br>For this piece, Ada selected and purchased stones from a wholesale store in the "City of London" neighborhood of London, England, and from materials she selected and purchased from the gift shop at the London Eye. <br><br>Ada went on to model the original bracelets with her uncle in various parts of London.

$19.00 - $25.00

Empathie Louvre - Paris Collection 2

These bracelets are a part of the French Empathie Collection 2. Empathie is French for empathy. And the play on the word "love" with the word "love" as an ode to the place that inspired Ada for these artworks, the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. It symbolizes a structural empathy, for example, one upon which one can set a foundation. The word "louvre" means angular slates in construction, and Ada ventured to encapsulate this structure in the stones and gems she selected and purchased in Paris, France. She chose bluish clear stones to depict the glass and gray angular stones to symbolize the metal beams. <br><br>Ada went on to model the original bracelet at the Louvre Museum. The hope is that any who wear it will share the love for art and history found for ages at the Louvre Museum.

$19.00 - $25.00

Empathie Ensemble Pour Toujours - Bracelet Set - Paris Collection 1

1 Quantity = 2 bracelets. <br><br>Ada truly outdid herself with this one. Empathie ensemble pour toujours is French for "Empathy Together Forever". This set of two bracelets mirror one another in silver or gold. Each bracelet contains a charm that is one half of a heart. These charms are magnets that, when close, snap together, depict two hands with their pinkies curled around one another (like that of a "pinkie swear"), and form the word "Forever". <br><br>Most of the stones (e.g., black hearts) and the charm were collected in Paris, France. Ada was very excited to create these bracelets, and they are her favorite piece thus far. This piece stands for empathy that is shared between two people and how they can then become one. These bracelets can only be bought as a set so that they can be shared between two people -- like they are depicted with a couple of Ada's stuffed animals (in photo). <br><br>Only 3 sets total will be created.

$42.00 - $55.00

Arc de Triomphe Empathie - Paris Collection 1

These bracelets are a part of the French Empathie Collection 1. Empathie is French for empathy. And the Arc de Triomphe means Arch of Triumph of the Star. It can symbolize an empathy across time, as it was built to frame the sunset twice each year. There is also empathy with those who designed it over the course of 30 years and with the people it depicts in hundreds of sculptures of scenes from throughout French history, both their collective hardships and spiritual triumphs. <br><br>Ada designed this bracelet to consist of various stones that are a color of the French flag. She wanted this piece to reflect star shaped beams to represent this arch's name and symbolism. She also wanted to include stones with gold trims brought directly from Paris, France to provide authenticity and respect for their culture. And last, she wanted bear shaped glass, because well... it's just more fun. The hope is that any who wear it will be drawn to triumph through empathy toward others, past and present.

$19.00 - $25.00

Empathie avec Alexandre Gustave Eiffel - Paris Collection 1

These bracelets are a part of the French Empathie Collection 1. Empathie is French for empathy. And Alexandre Gustave Eiffel is the applied scientist who constructed the Eiffel tower. Though the iron tower was not initially welcomed, Eiffel audaciously moved forward with its contruction to premier at the World Fair on May 15, 1889. It must have require empathy to understand how to navigate the controversary and deliver the "300 Meter Tower" that was visit by approximately two million people within one year. <br><br>There is an aspect of empathy that draws people together. This is depicted in the array of red and blue stones brought back to the United States from various vendors in Paris. When designing this bracelet, Ada said she wanted to use the colors of the French flag but use gold instead of white in hopes of depicted the Eiffel Tower light show she witnessed the previous month. That light show consists of 20,000 light bulbs that appear to sparkle gold for five minutes each hour of the night.

$19.00 - $25.00

CARD-empathy

These bracelets are the first edition of the Higher Ed Empathy collection. This glimmering style matches moods, emotions that are a key component of empathy -- feeling what others feel. These ones were inspired by a trip to see that last basketball game of the season for Stanford University, where the original empathic mindset research was conducted. They won in the few minutes. This is empathy for and from the seniors, a wearable symbol of joy. Red is globally associated with power and triumph like what was felt that day. The red stones are from Georgia and the white and clear ones are from Aquidneck Island, an island off the coast of Rhode Island. <br><br>This jewelry designed by Ada is inspired by an "empathic mindset". Experimental research (randomized placebo-controlled field experiments) published in the National Academies of Sciences shows that an empathic mindset can mitigate historic societal inequities like access to education (2016).

$16.00 - $18.00

Celestial Empathy Bracelets and Necklaces

This line of handmade Nigerian designed bracelets and necklaces is a part of the African Ode collection with brilliant stones from Rhode Island and Georgia in colors of clouds, stars, and silver linings. The pattern is designed to highlight angels and other celestial beings, all of which are known for a spiritual level of empathy, a key component of Esan faith. Esan is a small tribe in south central Nigeria. Ada is the youngest member of the Esan tribe in the United States.<br><br>This celestial subset of the African Ode collection took Ada approximately 5 days to design based on Dr. Jason Okonofua's description of Celestial Empathy, a special kind of perspective-taking that is spiritual in nature. Research shows that across the major religions there lies a message of empathy, listening, and kindness for kindness sake. This kind of empathy draws on powerful beliefs in faith, science, and intuition to provide a mindfulness that is seemingly automatic or implicit. This is marked in the translucent way the stones bend light as it passes through. The theme is developed from research from Stanford University and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

$19.00 - $32.00

Celestial Empathy Bracelet

This handmade Nigerian designed bracelet is in the African Ode collection with brilliant Georgian stones in colors of clouds, transparency, and silver linings. The pattern is designed to highlight angels and other celestial beings, all of which are known for a spiritual level of empathy, a key component of the Esan tribe of Nigeria. Esan is a small tribe in south central Nigeria, and Ada is the youngest member of the tribe in the United States.<br><br>This collection took Ada approximately 5 days to design based on Dr. Jason Okonofua's description of Celestial Empathy, a special kind of perspective-taking that is spiritual in nature. Research shows that across the major religions there lies a message of empathy, listening, and kindness for kindness sake. This kind of empathy draws on powerful beliefs in faith, science, and intuition to provide a mindfulness that is seemingly automatic or implicit. This is marked in the translucent way the stones bend light as it passes through. The theme is developed from research from Stanford University and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

$19.00 - $22.00

Personalizable Brilliance Empathy Bracelet

This handmade bracelet took Ada approximately 3 hours to design based on Dr. Jason Okonofua's description of Shiny Empathy, a presentation kind of perspective-taking that looks to understand how and why people present the way they do. Research evidences that we possess a limited amount of executive function, the neurological capacity for self-presentation. This is often overlooked and thus an underestimated space for empathy. This is marked in the brilliant rays of colors and wavelengths that bounce around the bracelet in varying light. The theme is developed from research at Stanford University and published by the National Academy of Sciences.

$25.00 - $35.00