The Bite Magazine - Autumn/Winter 2021 - Issue 30

bitejewellery shapes to create resilient and wearable pieces that hold their shape and withstand day-to-day wear. Stone-setting is one of the most challenging art forms since precious gemstones are often brittle and the steel tools used to set the stones into a metal can easily slip and damage a piece or break the stone. Clio works closely with Lon- don-based experts to create setting styles that compliment her unique designs. Engraving is another ancient technique of cutting into a material’s surface with tools to create grooves and is often used in metal, glass, wood and a variety of stones to create ornamental designs. Taking inspiration from the Green Cat Snake (Boiga Cyanea) found in South Asia, China and Southeast Asia, the flowing silhouette and exotic texture of the Double Slink Ring are modelled on the effortless way snakes weave their way through the jungle. This two-fin- ger ring in 18-karat gold is embellished with hand-selected ethical brilliant-cut Australian sapphires to create a natural ombré colour effect that can be worn on both the right and left hand. The snake theme continues with the award-winning, one-of-a-kind Snake Knuck- leduster, modelled on the Large-Spotted Cat Snake (Boiga Multomaculata). Made in solid 18-karat yellow gold, the snake is captured mid-strike trying to eat a fiery zircon mined in the Gemfields, Australia, while weaving and gliding its way over the hand in all its sparkling glory. Its spots are replicated using a stunning selection of natural ombré Australian sapphires in untreated blue, teal, green and yellow. The elegant Seaweed Drop Earring takes its inspiration from the Bladder Wrack (Fucus Vesiculosis), a type of seaweed found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is hand-carved in the London studio in 18-karat gold and set with stunning ethically sourced African garnets that evoke fucus seaweed swaying in the tide. This style is also available in the Seaweed Ring in 18-karat yellow gold with natural Australian sapphires. Allow the one-of-a-kind Blue Urchin Pendant in solid 18-carat yellow gold to sit elegantly along your collarbone on a delicate hayseed chain. The urchin’s central spike is a blue sapphire employs this ancient process to create intricately detailed sculptures of exotic animals on a jewellery scale. Another traditional process is metal casting used by humans since around 4000 BC and applied in many industries globally such as automotive, aerospace, construction, farming and textile industries. Clio’s wax carvings are cast by highly sought-after specialists in London, in high-quality gold and silver. The art of forging, defined as the process of moving metal with pressure, also dates back to around 4000 BC. Smiths have historically forged traditional prod- ucts such as kitchenware, hand tools, edged weapons, cymbals and jewellery. The jewellery designer, herself, forges components and designs using a variety of hammers, chisels and specific die