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Jewellery designers are increasingly using unconventional organic materials interspersed with diamonds, pearls or coloured gemstones to develop standout collections.
Photos 1, 4, 6, 7 by SinniS Design
Jewellery from Sinny Lam’s ‘The Dancing Wood’ Collection
Jewellery pieces inspired by kingfisher art technique by Patty Wang
Thanks to the ingenuity of modern jewellery designers, non-traditional materials are finding their way into distinctive jewellery pieces that shine the spotlight on nature’s inherent beauty.
Mesmerising blues
Taiwanese designer Patty Wang offers jewellery pieces inspired by an ancient Chinese technique that uses the striking blue feathers of the kingfisher bird to adorn fine art objects, including jewellery. Through her jewellery brand, Yu . KingfisherArt, Wang gives these “kingfisher art” jewellery pieces a modern appeal.
Dating back 2,000 years to historical China, this technique involves a sophisticated process of carefully inlaying kingfisher feathers on objects and ornaments all the while preserving their electric...
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