{"product_id":"finland-amethyst-set-vered","title":"Finland Amethyst Set, Made for Vered","description":"\u003cp\u003eVered and her partner went to an amethyst mine in Finland, paid at the entrance, were handed tools and sent out to dig for themselves. It was freezing and it rained, and they came back with a handful of rough amethyst they had pulled out of the ground with their own hands. Those stones sat in my studio for a few months before we started, and in the end they became a birthday present from him to her: a pendant, a ring and a pair of earrings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe stones came out of the mine as they were, jagged and uncut, and that is how I wanted them to stay. I ground down the underside of the stones for the ring and the earrings, only to lower them enough to sit properly against the skin. Everything you see on top is untouched, the natural faces and the shine that came out of the rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause there was no cut to hold onto, there was nothing to set in the usual way. So for each stone I built a cradle of gold wire, soldered together and shaped to that particular stone, with the wires crossing where the stone needed to be held and staying clear of the faces. On the ring, those wires are soldered straight to the band, so the cradle and the ring are one piece. Every stone got its own, made for its own shape and for what it had to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole set is 14K yellow gold, and the work took about a month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis set was made for Vered and is not for sale. If you have brought something home from a place that matters to you, a stone, a shell, something you dug up yourself, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bespoke.layani-jewelry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ebring it to me\u003c\/a\u003e and we will find out together what it can become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade for: Vered, 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStones: rough amethyst, mined by Vered and her partner in Finland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal: 14K yellow gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe set: pendant, ring and a pair of earrings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting: a cradle of soldered gold wire built around each stone, soldered to the band on the ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stones are left uncut, with only the underside ground down on the ring and earrings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime at the bench: about a month\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot for sale. Commissions by inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LAYANI Fine Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56094707777609,"sku":"LY-SET-AMETHYST-14-Y","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/7946\/files\/finland-amethyst-set-vered_0b111a03-ec7a-4dcd-8b89-f946f74f3c31.jpg?v=1789389616","url":"https:\/\/layanijewelry.com\/products\/finland-amethyst-set-vered","provider":"LAYANI Fine Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}