Dim Sum Tea Necklace

£960.00

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Wear a stunning ensemble of agate and jade steamed dumplings, with leaves, a teapot, bags of tea, and a sparkling green peridot. All handmade in sterling silver and gold plated. The steamer lid swivels open to reveal a dumpling, and the clasp is also a tiny dumpling dish! On show for our Vices & Virtues exhibition.

Qiang’s jewels are designed around the theme of ‘Dim sum’ traditionally served at lunch with tea and means to ‘ touch the heart’. These labour intensive and complex small delicacies have been translated into vibrant jewels. Our eyes feast greedily on her miniature banquet of gold and gemstones, visually devouring the playful lilliputian detail. Each tantalising morsel of carved jade and delicious plump silver dumplings, laid out on the body like ‘haute cuisine’. Every jewel intriguing in the refined richness of their design; lighter on the body, but rather more decadent on the wallet.

The Designer

Qiang (Helen) Li is an award-winning Jewellery & Object designer and artist based in London. Her jewellery work is a means of communicating new concepts relating to body and satisfaction. She is interested in expressing the strong emotional connections between jewellery and food, nature and surprises in our daily life.

Qiang specialize in the creative development of fine jewellery. She is working with precious metal, precious and semi-precious gemstones. Her technical practice explores interactions between jewellery and desire leading to "fun jewellery" and inventive creations in the different cultural backgrounds of the East and the West.

Jewellery Care

To look after your jewellery we recommend it must not be worn in the bath, shower or whilst swimming and we advise any perfume or hairspray is to be applied before putting on your jewellery to avoid contact with chemicals and cosmetics. Please remove your jewellery before engaging in practical activities such as sport. Gold plating can fade back to silver over time.

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