A small hoop that carries more than it first appears — a row of freshwater pearls threaded onto wire and held within a solid 9k gold pod hoop.
Made in Louise Douglas's Nelson studio, the Sea Pod Huggies sit close to the ear in a compact C-form. The pearls are small and baroque, their natural irregularity giving the piece an organic warmth that a uniform stone wouldn't. The gold hoop frames them cleanly — a considered pairing of material and form that feels handmade without being unrefined.
Studio-made in Nelson, designed to be worn daily.
Solid 9k gold hoop
Freshwater pearls, threaded
9k gold post, 14k rolled gold butterfly back
15mm diameter
ABOUT the MAKER
Louise Douglas
Louise Douglas works from her studio in Nelson, New Zealand, casting jewellery directly from the natural world — seashells, twigs, leaves, found objects — and from a deep affection for the particular and the remembered. Her pieces are small-batch, made by hand using the lost wax casting technique, and finished in oxidised sterling silver, solid gold, and freshwater pearl. The collection spans botanical drop earrings and delicate necklaces through to bangles and rings — each piece rooted in the same making process, the same sensibility. There is nothing generic in Louise's work. Every form has a source: something picked up on a walk, something held onto. The jewellery carries that quality with it. Explore the Louise Douglas collection at Tessuti.
