Cimino has collaborated on Star Wars-inspired jewelry collections in the past, but this one stands out from the rest in both the challenges it presented and how personal each piece will feel to the person who wears it -- just like a Force wielder and their lightsaber. Channel your inner General Grievous to decide which crystals from the eight-piece set will make a fine addition to your collection. We are so excited to present the first two lightsabers in the Kyber Crystal Capsule Collection and will continue to unveil and release two more roughly every other month,” Allison notes. “There are many lightsaber-wielding characters not included in this series of eight, and we will likely continue to create more designs after this first set is complete. Be it dark side or light side, use the Force and follow your heart when choosing yours!” With hilts cast in brass with polished plating and enamel details, each handmade piece captures every minute detail from the legendary laser swords. It was important to Cimino to not only pay homage to the lightsabers, but to the Jedi and Sith who wielded them.

While lightsabers are works of art on their own, Cimino also found inspiration in the role they play for younglings and Padawans in the galaxy far, far away. “I’ve always been fascinated by the fabrication of lightsabers -- metal and crystals, my favorite!” she says. “There are various examples of their construction in Star Wars publications of concept art, in addition to episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. In the Season 6 episode ‘ The Gathering,’ Ahsoka Tano escorts a group of younglings to Ilum to undergo a Jedi rite of passage: assembling their lightsaber. Each Padawan must search for their own individual kyber crystal in the treacherous frozen caverns; the rightful crystal glows when discovered. It’s a dangerous task that requires intuition, self-awareness, courage, and trust.” Completing the construction of a lightsaber is a momentous step on the path to becoming a Jedi. It can take a Padawan years of quiet focus and studying to master the creation of their weapon. Here in the real world, it also takes time, talent, and skill to craft a kyber crystal into a perfect piece.The Star Wars odyssey ponders the mysteries of the Force, and the constant inner battle between the light side and the dark side,” she says. “It felt appropriate to include lightsabers reflected across the spectrum.”