Dai Ban / Tattooed Steel

If you like the look of Mehndi but aren't sure about the dermal commitment (no matter how temporary), what about something that lasts longer than ink but can be slipped on and off on a whim? Dai Ban, a Japanese jeweller now living in Massachusetts, turns his fascination with the Indian skin art into these decorative gold "Mehndi" rings.

Bonus link: for rings with tattoo motifs, check out the pieces at California-based Tattooed Steel, where artists' designs are branded onto titanium. The image on this ring is by Dawn Serica.

Even more jewellery:

• Jubly-Umph (Australia) - tattoo & rockabilly


• Anne Holm Alexandersen (Norway) - black leather


• Sandra Zilker (Texas) - colours & patterns