Sakurako Shimizu / Jenny Lau

Gesundheit! In her "Waveform" series, Brooklyn's Sakurako Shimizu records human sounds (like a sneeze or a giggle), runs the data through some editing software and lasercuts the resulting soundwave into her jewellery — the ultimate in personalized patterns. The first photo is actually a cuff but the second is a pair of wedding bands based on a recording of the words "I do." (For a similar concept, see these EKG rings.)

Bonus link: don't like the sound — or wave pattern — of your own voice? Train your ears on some "musical rings" instead. By Hong Kong's Jenny Lau.

Even more jewellery:

• Fabiana Fusco (Italy) - musical silver


• Natalia Brilli (France) - bold & modern


• Cornelia Trippen (Germany) - straight lines