Two oxidised sterling silver pods, pierced with an open coral-like lattice, swaying from handmade sterling silver hooks.
Made in Louise Douglas's Nelson studio using the lost wax casting technique, each pod is hand-carved in wax before being cast in sterling silver, hand-finished, and oxidised to a dark antique tone. Hollow and lightweight, they move with the wearer — the open lattice catching the light as they turn. Small in scale but considered in form, they sit as easily with everyday wear as with something more considered.
Oxidised sterling silver
Sterling silver hooks
Total length 24mm, pod diameter 13mm
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.
