Vina Rust / Himie (Shimokawa Hiromichi)

If an octopus, a mustache and a bubble machine walked into a bar, the punchline might look something like this. Of course, far from being a joke, these rings by Seattle's Vina Rust are seriously cool. Her "stamen" and "stained cell" series were inspired by botanical and cellular imagery.

Bonus link: for more rings made of silver bubble clusters, check out Japanese jeweller
Shimokawa Hiromichi of Himie.

Even more jewellery:

• Manon von Gerkan (New York) - bubbles & solids


• Amy Wing Designs (Portland, OR) - silver discs


• 925works (Connecticut) - power buttons