Saya Hibino / Masami Kelly/ Code / Inbal Bittan / Lily Gardner

No-frills frills: lace gets a hard edge when cast in metal. Pictured above are rings by Japan's Saya Hibino (top), San Francisco's Masami Kelly (rows 2 and 3) and UK jeweller Rachel Watson of Code (bottom).

Here's another by Tel Aviv's Inbal Bittan.

And here's two more. These rings by London's Lily Gardner feature lace set on mirrors.

Bonus link: of course, some lace rings are frilly, like these ones by Cleveland's Colette A. Zilka (far left) and Paris- based Yazbukey.

Even more jewellery:

• Lacqueus (Australia) - lace flowers


• Ulani (Germany) - crochet necklaces


• Lori Meg Gottlieb (Maryland) - contemporary metal


• Maureen Lynch (Ireland) - circles & squares


• Luisa Di Gresy (Italy) - gold & gems