London-based goldsmith and jewellery designer Jessie Thomas nails the brand of offbeat cool often missing from fine jewellery. Taking traditional, raw materials – including recycled gold and conflict-free Botswana diamonds – Thomas gently subverts classic design codes. The results are sculptural, encompassed in swooping gold bands adorned with floating diamonds, or in abstract clusters of diamonds adorning the collarbone. Her Wallpaper* editor-approved engagement rings (an everyday wear for two editors and counting) are particularly loved by jewellery aficionados.
