What is the journey from conception to jewelry? Sometimes it is the need to create something which I've never seen before.
I wanted to create a ring that would 'span' two fingers, but would not look like it was being worn on two fingers..
I wanted to create a ring that would 'span' two fingers, but would not look like it was being worn on two fingers..
And what emerged was the floating knuckle-duster - I call it that
because it does not look anchored to the fingers in the conventional
sense.
No sketches - it was all in my mind. My artisan Raj and I share a special understanding after years of working on weird and wonderful ideas together. Now he does not bat an eyelid when I suggest a design which is completely crazy. He does, however, smile to himself and shake his head from time to time.. Here's the first prototype we created in copper (left) and the final product (right).
No sketches - it was all in my mind. My artisan Raj and I share a special understanding after years of working on weird and wonderful ideas together. Now he does not bat an eyelid when I suggest a design which is completely crazy. He does, however, smile to himself and shake his head from time to time.. Here's the first prototype we created in copper (left) and the final product (right).
