20/08/2026
Heirloom sapphires and diamonds, reset in sterling silver.
Silver isn’t the metal we conventionally associate with heirloom jewellery, but I’m not particularly interested in gatekeeping what an heirloom should be made from.
When choosing materials for a piece, it’s important to understand how different metals wear and age, and what that means for longevity and maintenance. There are very good reasons why gold and platinum are traditionally chosen for jewellery intended to last generations.
But understanding those considerations and making an informed choice is quite different from deciding which materials — or which pieces — are worthy of holding someone’s history.
The intrinsic worth of these stones didn’t change when they were set in silver. Their history didn’t either.
Preciousness can come from the material, certainly. But it can also come from memory, provenance, craftsmanship and what we choose to carry forward.
Commissioned for KIN Gallery
Based on my Disarmed Dawn design.
Image description: A wide sterling silver ring with a softly textured, organic surface, set with oval blue heirloom sapphires and small round diamonds arranged in a half halo, and diamonds down the band. The ring is photographed from two angles, close-up against a white background, highlighting the texture of the silver and the varying blue tones of the sapphires.