This simple but elegant sterling silver Pond Ripple disk necklace has a unique line textured disc with a hole in the middle on a diamond cut ball chain.
Disk: 18 mm diameter x 2.5 mm height approx.
Chain: 1.2 mm thickness, 460 mm length approx.
Handmade in London.
The ‘Pond’ shape was originally inspired by the Kyoto Garden in a part of Holland Park, London which is Yuki’s local park now. That traditional Japanese garden area is very different from other parts of Holland Park. A big pond is surrounded by well trimmed trees, stones and lawns, but somehow the garden is harmonised with the Victorian English park and is a very popular area of the park. It was a wonderful experience to see different cultural background’s people all with a different sense of beauty enjoying and sharing the same garden.
Yuki Sasakura Assiter is from Kamakura, Japan and has lived and worked in London since 2004. All jewellery is designed and handmade by Yuki at her workshop in Hatton Garden, London’s jewellery district. Her process includes traditional jewellery making techniques, cutting, forming, texturing and soldering in gold and silver to build unique shapes often combined with stones to add colour and composition. Some work such as casting and engraving are carried out by independent businesses local to the London area. The sterling silver, 9ct and 18ct gold and gemstones used in Yuki’s jewellery are mainly sourced from well respected independent UK based companies. All precious metals are recycled, Yuki often melts precious metal scraps and grains down herself to create new jewellery. Other materials like shells and dead corals were picked up by Yuki and have been kept in boxes for years.