Column and Sphere Linear Drop Earrings

• Curved loss-proof ear hooks
• Open triangular wirework
• Faceted moonstone sphere
• Polished magnesite cylinder

Moonstone and magnesite are natural stones, so tone, pattern and clarity vary slightly from piece to piece.

The design leans on line rather than ornament. A slim brass triangle, left open at its center, does the work that a solid piece of metal would normally do, while weight and color come from the stones it holds. The magnesite cylinder and the moonstone sphere are cut into elemental shapes — a column and a ball — set against the angularity of the wire frame.

Nothing is stamped or cast as a single unit. Each element is made separately and then joined, which is what gives the earring its sense of open space and movement. The hook is worth a second look too: curved into a closed, loss-proof shape rather than a plain fishhook, a piece of practical thinking layered onto the otherwise decorative form.

They start as flat sheet and wire, cut and shaped by hand into the triangle and the ear hook. The magnesite is cut into a smooth cylinder, the moonstone faceted into a sphere, and each stone is hand-set into the brass framework before the piece is gold-plated. Assembled in a US studio, one fit-up at a time.

• Technique: Hand-formed wirework, hand-set stones

Wipe with a soft, dry cloth and store in a pouch. Keep away from water, perfume and abrasive contact to protect the plating and the stone surfaces.