N°109 Statement Earrings - The Living Ocean Colour Collection

Lionfish Energy, Crystallised

I slipped into the water off Lennox Head expecting the usual choreography of reef life and instead found a lionfish reclining like something between aristocracy and weaponry, draped over blushing algae in tones that felt almost indecent — pastel rose, vermilion heat, a champagne sheen that looked less biological than cinematic.

These earrings began there, but the real seduction lies in the stone. Argentinian Rhodochrosite carries that unmistakable earthy blush, its colour born from manganese — geology’s quiet provocateur, the same element that once intoxicated the Art Deco palette of the 1920s. Vermilion Indian Garnet injects depth and tension, while champagne pearls soften the composition just enough to keep the drama from tipping into excess.

Set into a silver-plated base sourced from Jaipur and Seoul, the arrangement becomes a small, wearable ecosystem where colour, contrast, and movement negotiate a perfect truce.

At 7.7 cm long, these are not polite earrings. They operate in the same register as the lionfish itself: elegance edged with danger, beauty sharpened by intent, utterly unconcerned with subtlety.

The Statement Earrings arrive beautifully gift-wrapped, ready for self-indulgence or strategic astonishment.