18kt Gold Zen Rocks Ribbon Studs

In Japan and China, there was a strong tradition of using stones as meditative objects, of scholars using stones to study the natural shapes and forms created by the energies and movements of the earth. Both Zen Buddhists and Taoists saw stones as the bones of the earth; there was a strong tradition of ‘Petrophilia’ (the admiration and love of rocks).

To honour this tradition, we have created a small capsule collection of rock crystal from the Himalayas, wrapped in bamboo-like strips of 18kt gold. We have also created a small collection in which we have treated gold like a fluid ribbon that swirls and flows like silk. We enjoyed playing with one material and allowing it to appear as another.

The rock crystal pendants are like small portable shrines.

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