Fernando Akasaka / Urth

Looks like this...

...was attacked by this.

But, not to worry — they're all part of one happy family created by Brazilian designer Fernando Akasaka (whose "Le blob" collection I also mentioned in passing last November).

Bonus link: for another spiky ring, check out this "SuperStud" created by Stephen Webster for Urth, a Beverly Hills jeweller that buys its gold directly from miners and reinvests profits back into the communities where the gold was mined.

Even more jewellery:

• Victorian Death Kult (New York) - talons & bones


• Les Floralies (Japan) - romantic roses


• Meghan Donahue (Maine) - organic metal


• Karin Mugnaini (Switzerland) - shells & beads


• Marika O'Sullivan (Ireland) - enamel & silver