At Boutique Academia, we celebrate intellectual inquiry. Each piece is inspirational and has meaning far beyond simple aesthetics. We hope you find something perfect here to represent your curiosity, intellect, aspirations, and vision!
Featured Collection
Solar Spectrum Necklace
Free
Sunlight. Its energy and warmth make life possible. No matter the darkness of the night, there is always hope on the horizon with the sunrise. May light, hope, warmth, and love chase away the shadows...and illuminate the path before you on your journey through life.
As a symbol of sunlight, we have microprinted the solar spectrum on a translucent disc within a steel and glass locket. When worn, it looks like a silver pendant with a dark interior, matching everything. But when you hold it up to the light, you see a magnificently detailed rainbow with tiny black lines representing the chemical makeup of our sun. The spectrum image used here was created by N.A.Sharp at the Fourier Transform Spectrometer at the McMath-Pierce Solar Facility at the National Solar Observatory on Kitt Peak. Credit and thanks to: NOAO/NSO/Kitt Peak FTS/AURA/NSF. The pendant comes with a steel rounded box link chain or as a keychain. The chain is available in a short length (18 inches) or long length (26 inches).
The purpose of this piece is to spread hope. 50% of net proceeds from the Solar Spectrum Necklace will be donated to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit working in crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBT+ youth.
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Molecule Necklace
$ 18.99
A molecule to match your mood...pick your favorite or get the whole set!
Acetylcholine is involved in learning, attention, and memory. As a crucial component of thinking and recall, it also plays an important part in dreaming.
Dopamine creates feelings of desire, pleasure, and euphoria. Love-struck couples are simply awash in dopamine.
Serotonin is the neurotransmitter of happiness. Serotonin is responsible for feelings of joy, relaxation, and well-being.
All three pendants are made from a nickel-free and lead-free zinc alloy and measure about 1 1/4 inches long (3.2 cm). They are hung from an 18 inch silver chain.
Perfect for:
- Science or premed students
- Teachers (giving an Acetylcholine Necklace as an end-of-year thank you gift: good idea or Best Idea Ever? ...Just saying.)
- Neuroscientists, psychiatrists, doctors, or nurses
- Anyone with an interest in feelings and the fascinating ways our brain works.
Anatomical Heart Necklace
$ 24.99
Give your heart to someone! This anatomically correct depiction of the heart is gold or rhodium plated and measures about 1" from top to bottom. It is gently curved to add dimensionality and hangs delicately from an 18" gold or silver chain. Whether for yourself or someone special (your sweetheart, your mother, or your cardiologist), this pendant is sure to make an impression.
Perfect for:
- Nurses, doctors & medical students
- Friends, lovers
- Anyone with a heart
Universe Necklace
$ 39.99
"Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return. And we can. Because the cosmos is also within us. We're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
--Carl Sagan
Here may be the only piece of jewelry in the world that attempts to capture our universe in such exquisite detail. In this magnificent pendant, we use an artist's logarithmic scale conception of the local region of the universe, with the Solar System at the center, inner and outer planets, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, Alpha Centauri, Perseus Arm, Milky Way galaxy, Andromeda galaxy, and nearby galaxies.
Our miniature universe is microprinted on a translucent disc within a steel and glass locket. When worn, it looks like a stylized black pendant with a dark interior, matching everything. But when you hold it up to the light, incredible detail bursts into appearance. The graphic was created by Pablo Carlos Budassi, Mendoza, Argentina (G+, Facebook) and recently went viral online. The pendant comes with a heavyweight gunmetal chain, available in a short length (18 inches) or long length (32 inches).
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Fibonacci Necklace
$ 24.99
The Fibonacci sequence, also known as the golden rectangle, is the basis for some of nature's most amazing creations. Besides being useful for art, architecture, financial market analysis, and various data algorithms, it is also spectacularly beautiful. This exquisite, gold or silver-rhodium plated Fibonacci pendant measures 1" by 5/8" and is hung from your choice of a gold, silver or non-tarnishing steel chain. (Rhodium, by the way, is a non-tarnishing silver-colored precious metal.)
Perfect for:
- Mathematicians
- Scientists
- Artists
- Number lovers & nature lovers
- ...actually, pretty much everyone
Anatomical Heart Necklace - Pewter
$ 29.99
This pewter anatomically correct heart necklace is edgy, creative, romantic, and extremely scientifically accurate. Unisex styling and an excellent gunmetal chain give it a vaguely steampunk flare. All details are meticulously correct, including the aorta, vena cava, pulmonary arteries and veins, and the finely branched coronary blood vessels. Small batch cast from genuine pewter and given an antique finish, this pendant is hung on your choice of an 18 inch or 32 inch heavyweight gunmetal chain.
Perfect for:
- Nurses, doctors, med students
- Cardiologists, medical researchers
- Science teachers
- Lovers
Tardigrade Necklace
$ 24.99
Tardigrades, also known as the "water bears," are possibly the most resilient known animal. They can withstand temperature ranges from 1 K (−458 °F; −272 °C) to about 420 K (300 °F; 150 °C), pressures about six times greater than those found in the deepest ocean trenches, ionizing radiation at doses hundreds of times higher than the lethal dose for a human, and the vacuum of outer space. They can go without food or water for more than 30 years, drying out to the point where they are 3% or less water, only to rehydrate, forage, and go on with their lives.
While we homo sapiens are more physically fragile, the human spirit has walked through fire and yet endured. This endearing tardigrade pendant is a reminder of resiliency, stubbornness, and strength of will. It is extremely scientifically accurate, carefully crafted from pewter, and given an antique finish. It will last a lifetime. It comes hung on your choice of an 18 inch or 32 inch heavyweight gunmetal chain.
Perfect for:
- Scientists, biologists, teachers
- Innovators, makers, doers, movers and shakers
- People working or studying in challenging disciplines
- ...anyone who gets knocked down, just to pick themselves up and try again
PNP and NPN Transistor Earrings
$ 29.99
Show off your favorite bipolar junction transistors with these PNP and PNP earrings. The 30 gauge sterling silver discs are stamped with a specially designed die to leave the PNP and NPN transistor symbols.
The earrings are 5/8" diameter and hung on sterling silver ear wire.
Perfect for:
- Engineers
- Electronics enthusiasts
- Roboticists
- Anyone who can read schematics
