A GLITTERING PAPILLON FASHIONED AS A RING that flutters with the wearer’s every movement. A mercurial blue snake that wraps itself along the contours of the collarbones. Oversized and airy hoops that dance when worn. There is a certain magic, mystery, and a heightened sense of sensuality to pieces created over the past two decades by a small but growing community of independent jewellery artists such as Boghossian, Hemmerle, Glenn Spiro, Taffin, Silvia Furmanovich, Emmanuel Tarpin, and Wallace Chan. They are discreet, and their creations are usually sold via a private network.
The wave has been growing stronger, with these designers pushing the envelope in conceptualisation, design, and craftsmanship, employing rare stones, atypical materials, and ingenious techniques to create pieces that are works of wearable art. Now, jewels crafted in…
