I used to buy jewelry made from old computer parts from a seller on the local arts and crafts circuit. The pieces made fantastic gifts for the right person and

I used to buy jewelry made from old computer parts from a seller on the local arts and crafts circuit. The pieces made fantastic gifts for the right person and neat conversation pieces. The artist's husband had been in military IT for decades and subsequently ran a small electronic parts business, and she would repurpose unused parts for her jewelry. They were an interesting couple. She had a terrific eye for what was beautiful in these old internals and he was deeply knowledgeable about the history of circuit boards and components. Got to talking with them once and they were lamenting the loss of beauty in the new boards and components. The obsolete parts from the 70s and 80s had lovely patterns and peculiarities they hadn't seen in years. Last I saw them she was in decline and I don't think she was making any new pieces. I don't know if the store is still functional but you can get a sense of the art from their remaining catalog. You can see they sorts of thing they were making here: https://web.archive.org/web/20220816124638/https://www.computerchipjewelry.com/ccj-gallery https://web.archive.org/web/20220816124638/https://www.compu... Not sure if the store is still functional (or if they're still alive). (Server probably underpowered for HN attention): https://computerchipjewelry.com/about https://computerchipjewelry.com/about