Geological genesis · 2–4 years per pearl
Freshwater pearls nucleate without a bead — only a fragment of mantle tissue is introduced to trigger nacre secretion. Without a hard nucleus, the pearl grows freely, yielding shapes that are ovoid, baroque, ringed, or irregular. These thirty-one pearls were selected from one harvest lot: matched not for uniformity but for specific asymmetries that produce a distinct light response at a particular orientation. Each pearl was photographed at eight angles before selection. Twenty-three were rejected.
Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, China
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Pearl Constellation Collar
Artisan intervention · 58 hours
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Cultural fragment
"Thirty-one asymmetries, none identical. To wear them is to accept that the piece will never repeat itself. Each arrangement is a once-only event."
— Lục San, on non-repeatability
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How it ages
The silk cord will need replacing every three to five years — a designed maintenance interval, not a flaw. The silver wire will patinate toward grey. The pearls will not change. The knotting pattern is documented: any jeweller can reproduce the original configuration from the accompanying specification sheet. The collar is designed to outlast its cord many times over.
Materials present
Freshwater pearls · Sterling silver · Silk cord
Object services
Structural integrity restored to original specification.
Form adapted to a new body, a new life.
The object reclaimed, its materials given another purpose.
Every object made in this studio carries a lifetime service commitment. The relationship does not end at the point of acquisition.