I don’t normally post about jewelry here (unless it’s made out of paper), but there’s a paper connection in this collection by Australian jewelry company, Polli, so I just had to share! Polli collaborated with Melbourne based paper cutting artist, Emma van Leest, to create a series of paper cuts that could be translated into a line of stainless steel jewelry. Emma drew inspiration from explorers’ dreams of undiscovered paradise, and the ornate pieces in the collection are imagined as mementoes or talismans for loved ones that sailors left behind as they set out on their explorations.

I love the idea of translating paper art into another medium, and the translation of Emma van Leest’s amazing work into intricately cut stainless steel jewelry pieces works so well. I hope to see more of these kinds of collaborations in the future. There’s so much potential there!

images from Polli