N°25 Mother's Day 2025 Special Set

Folded Like a Basket Star, Open to Light

This set takes direct inspiration from the shape and textures of basket stars I found diving off Lord Howe Island. At first glance basket stars (see image) seem delicate, but then you realise how perfectly engineered they are—adaptable, strong, and quietly spectacular. Wearing this set gives me that same feeling: graceful on the surface, but grounded in strength and complexity.

The central carved jade pendant is intricate and sprawling, just like a basket star’s arms when fully extended to feed under the moonlight. Every curve and loop of the carving mimics the fractal branching structure of these amazing animals—where form meets function with biological brilliance.

Aquamarine & Quartz beads are strung to bring in that soft, clean light of deep water where basket stars thrive. Matte lava stones reference the roughness of the reef ledges they cling to, and the onyx beads introduce that deep, shadowy stillness of the underwater caves and overhangs where they hide by day. Accents of quartz and faceted agate catch the light in the same way that basket stars’ fine skeletons seem to glow when you shine a torch across them.

The Earrings – Echoes of the Arms Unfurling:

• The earrings to the left, featuring luminous mother-of-pearl domes set in 22k-plated frames, are all about capturing the refined elegance of a basket star in motion and are super-light!
• The second pair (bottom right) teardrop-shaped with a wide, flowing curve that makes them appear organic and fluid rather than perfectly symmetrical. The large hammered gold earrings with black stone centres feel like stepping into the shadows of an underwater cavern—where structure is all around you, softened by darkness and sediment. Their hollow center harbours glossy, black Onyx - like pearls in a shell (5.3cm long).

This set is for women who understand that beauty isn’t just on the surface- it come in the layers like the unfurling arms of a basket star.