Anna-Sara Dåvik / Simone Nolden

This manicure won't chip... though it may tarnish. "Fake Nail" rings in gold and silver by Swedish womenswear designer Anna-Sara Dåvik.

If you're pressed for time, the gloved version will help you slip on five at once.

Bonus link:
For nails of the hammering kind, see England's Simone Nolden, who combines non-precious items like nails with gold and pearls.

Even more jewellery:

• Charlotte Lovering (UK) - nails & cogs


• Dotoverdot (New York) - modern brass


• Mathias Chaize (France) - small & simple


• Sun Jie (China) - organic silver


• Francesca Furzi (Italy) - contemporary classics