Compressed Spring 2026 Issue - Flipbook - Page 26
Collection Obsession
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KARIN LUVAAS
(L.–r.) 14k yellow
gold and sterling
silver inlay kintsugi
ring with Mookaite
jasper and marcasite;
$1,995
14k yellow gold and
sterling silver inlay
kintsugi ring with
royal imperial jasper
and larimar; $1,995
14k yellow gold
kintsugi inlay earrings
with chrysocolla and
sodalite; $2,480;
karinluvaas.com
22 SPRING 2026
MÉTIER
(From far l.)
9k yellow gold
Desert Reverie Kite
Cascade earrings,
£2,250 ($3,043),
Shield Ring, £1,795
($2,397), both with
red agate, turquoise,
orange carnelian,
tiger’s eye, yellow
agate, and jesplite
MÉTIER
GEMSTONES HAND-CUT to a
transparent thinness that recalls
stained glass anchor the Desert
Reverie collection by Métier, a fine
jewelry brand founded by Laura Kay,
director of renowned London jewelry
gallery Tomfoolery. Designed to evoke
9k gold Midnight
Mesa necklace with
ruby, rubellite, black
spinel, malachite,
lapis, kyanite, and
chrysoprase; £4,200
($5,610)
9k gold Canyon
Bloom earrings with
pink opal, calcite,
mother-of-pearl,
tiger’s eye, yellow
aventurine, yellow
agate, malachite, and
green onyx; £995
($1,345); metierby
tomfoolery.co.uk
the stillness and gentle shimmer of
the American Southwest, the series
was inspired by “memories of travel,
fleeting moments, and the quiet
freedom of being far from home.”
(metierbytomfoolery.co.uk)
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—Emili Vesilind
KARIN
LUVAAS
“I LIKE rocks and I take a lot of walks,” says
jewelry designer Karin Luvaas, who lives and
works in picturesque Bainbridge Island, Wash.
It’s little wonder then that her colorful stoneand-silver Rocks & Rivers collection feels
so tranquil. Working with found stones,
the designer creates using time-honored
techniques including inlay, intarsia (like a
mosaic, but made from solid pieces), and
kintsugi (mending, not hiding, breaks),
and keeps her environmental impact “as
low as possible, because honoring the
material means respecting the planet it
came from.” (karinluvaas.com)
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