PLUME Feather Necklace, White Gold, Brilliant-cut Diamonds and Emeralds

A central point of anchorage, the spine, the hampe, gathers and holds the composition. From this single point, slender curved ribs splay outward in measured succession, each a small repetition of the one beside it, each tipped with a quiet rounded cap, each catching its share of the available light.

The discipline of the rib is exact. Each rib is the same length as the rib beside it, or longer by a precise calculated increment. Each is the same curvature. Each terminates in the same small rounded cap. The repetition is not a decorative flourish, it is the structural principle of the form.

A feather closed is private. A feather open is presence. PLUME is always open. A feather, in nature, has two states. Closed, folded against the body of the bird, discreet, private, a quiet line of structure resting in reserve. Open, splayed fully against the air, every rib visible.