Precious Forms: Six Designers Bringing a Sculptor’s Eye to Jewellery

Jewellery lovers know that eye-catching bijoux doesn’t always need a giant stone to make an impact. For the six designers featured here, sculpture provides a rich source of inspiration, informing how they shape precious metal into extraordinary treasures. Let’s take a look at how those references appear in their work…

The most intriguing sculptural jewellery I’ve come across owe as much of their beauty to the way the metal has been worked as to the rare gemstones used to embellish them. When gold, platinum, silver or more unusual materials are treated as more than simply a setting for stones, they can become the highlight of a design, twisted into curves and coils or fashioned into sleek, unexpected silhouettes that make the finished piece feel closer to a miniature work of art than conventional jewellery.