The Carrotbox Jewellery Blog
Monday, February 6, 2023
These nail-head rings by Portugal- and Italy-based Deema Murad are a perfect mix of toughness and, thanks to their chain-like construction, fluidity.
Friday, February 3, 2023
I never met a kinetic ring I didn't like but I especially likes how these are built with overlapping layers, like the inside of a watch. All rings by UK-based Qiwei Liu.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
South Korea's Cho Eun-Hee creates jewellery using the traditional Jiseung method of paper weaving. Check out her brand Lang Lang for more accessories, both in white and in colour.
Monday, January 30, 2023
Flowery fingertips from Greek jeweller Melina Chatzivangeli of Melie C. Jewelry Studio, made last year for International Women's Day.
Friday, January 27, 2023
Finland-based German artist Wiebke Pandikow does some truly magical stuff with recycled plastic bags, driftwood and pebbles, turning beach discards into works of art (I included a necklace for a better preview of what you'll see if you check out her gallery, which you definitely should!).
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Where do you draw the line between a ring and a pendant? For Hong Kong's Juniper Jun Jin Wu, it's a matter of personal philosophy.
Monday, January 23, 2023
These rings by Russia's Elena Okutova look like they belong in a world ruled by empires, not governments. Collections like "Assyria, "Caravaggio" and "Japanese Garden" reflect her "romantic vision of the past from ancient Egypt to the Art Deco period."
Friday, January 20, 2023
These rings by Argentina's Andrea Serini resemble the very mountains they came from. They're made of ñire wood, from a tree native to the Patagonian Andean forest — a region I'd love to visit someday.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Is it a ring, or a choker for your finger? See Japan's Nan Jin for this playful piece as well as a series of artistic metalsmithing.
Monday, January 16, 2023
Italy's Beatrice Bongiasca wraps your fingers in hand-painted enamel tendrils offset with contrasting gems.
Friday, January 13, 2023
Sea creatures often look alien, but it's this artist's creativity that really makes these rings — from her "Sea Life" and "Alien" series (I'll leave it to you to figure out which are which) — otherworldly. To see more, visit California-based Brazilian jeweller Carolina Gomes.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Hollow, solid, clear, frosted and mirrored colourless glass rings from Japan's Haruna Sugie.
Monday, January 9, 2023
Japan's Yukiko Hanamoto repurposes antlers from deer that are hunted for food in Mie prefecture, honouring animals that are considered "messengers of the gods."
Friday, January 6, 2023
A ring I want to both wear and live inside: the "vitreous pyramid" from Pennsylvania's Wensi Huang.
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Rings from the "Healing" series by Austria's Dora Des, who also created this grass garden ring with perhaps some actual healing properties:
Monday, January 2, 2023
And just like that, it's one two three — January '23, that is. Here's to another year of great jewellery! Porcelain rings above by Japan's Kuniaki Saito.