Kenta Katakura / Sabine König

According to Japan's Kenta Katakura, who created these amazing "Naked" rings, "I just kept carving the shape that came into my mind with the material that was comfortable to touch. When I assembled the forms, it was me, just the way I was."

Above, one of his burnt wood rings.

Bonus link:
speaking of carving, I love the look of carved cabs, like the ones in these rings from UK-based jeweller Sabine König.

Even more jewellery:

• Bare (California) - modern classics


• Celeste Lambert (Massachusetts) - wooden cuffs


• Iben Birch Bech (Denmark) - acrylic rectangles