Yurika / Sara Gunn / Isabelle Posillico

See-through cities and simple shapes from Costa Rica's Yurika (Kimberly Yurica Herrera).

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Rings photo-etched with city buildings by UK jeweller Sara Gunn.

Also admiring:

"Double City" bangle by California's Isabelle Posillico.

Ramiko / Beryl Dingemans / Michelle Chang

I try to use him sparingly but these rings have pushed me over the edge — break out the spinning Homer (even better with sound)! That's how excited I am about the "Zoo" collection by Japan's Ramiko (Hiroko Kitabayashi). Woop woop!

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"Mindful Monkey" ring by Dutch jeweller Beryl Dingemans.

Also admiring:

Penguin earrings by L.A.'s Michelle Chang (I love her small jewellery).

Tess Feigenbaum / Abdou Oscar Cisse / Harth / Andrew Grima / Eloise Weston

Time for Five in a Flash, angles edition.

Above: "Fractals" ring by Rhode Island's Tess Feigenbaum.

Etched plywood from the UK's Abdou Oscar Cisse.

"Semi-Star" ring by Vancouver's Harth (Holly Rae Arthur).

Pyrite ring by the UK's Andrew Grima. [Correction: it's actually by his daughter, Francesca Grima!]

"Folded Mirror" by New York-based Australian Eloise Weston.

CHI Joyería Urbana / Joyería Urbana

In Romance languages, "jewellery" (bijoux, joyas, jóias, etc.) and "game" (jeu, juego, jogo, etc.) have the same Latin root, jocus. This likely did not escape the notice of Argentina's Lucía Mishquila Brichta, creator of these nostalgic, acrylic, analog game rings (including Tetris!). I love, aime, amo them. Check them out through her line, CHI Joyería Urbana.

Also admiring:

Another Joyería Urbana, this one from Mexico.

Autoctona / Petra Arbet / Gregorio Gleam

Using basic, minimalist shapes in metal, wood and ebony, Portland's Autoctona presents "a contemporary reinterpretation of the amulet."

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Another take on circle/square/triangle from Slovakia's Petra Arbet.

Also admiring:

More basic shapes from Japan's Gregorio Gleam.

Rodete / Chie Kudo / Pictofactum

Works in granite by Rodin Rodete of Mexico.

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Rock ring by Japan's Chie Kudo.

Also admiring:

Ceramic pendant in "granite gold" by Germany's Pictofactum.

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Dirocca / SisKa / Mass Item

These rings by Japan's Dirocca are exactly the kind that started my obsession in the first place: chunky, translucent and colourful.

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For monochrome acrylic, check out Sweden's SisKa (Ekaterina Sisfontes).

Also admiring:

Typographic acrylic animal brooches from Japan's Mass Item.

John Garrott / Elise Fauveau / Dian Luo

These rings really light up a room. They could also light up your curtains. Seriously, you may want an extinguisher nearby.

Check out Texas metalsmith John Garrott's "Ignition" series, in which wood and alcohol are burned while "held in trough forms or architectural armatures."

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Brass "matches" ring by French designer Elise Fauveau.

Also admiring:

LED neckpieces by the UK's Dian Luo.

Chisa Takagi / Tocohana / Lorraine Allan

Nature's great, forests are great, but, sometimes, don't you just think every tree would be improved by a metallic exoskeleton? One look at these pieces by Japan's Chisa Takagi (whose last name, incidentally, means "tall tree") and how could you not?

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Spacer ring with soil and plant by Japan's Tocohana (Mayumi Nakura).

Also admiring:

Metallic leaves pendant by the UK's Lorraine Allan.

Joy Bonfield Colombara / Judith Altruda / Gunilla Grahn

Faces, fragmented like ancient busts, by UK sculptor Joy Bonfield Colombara.

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Ancient Greek "Aphrodite" coin ring by Judith Altruda of Washington state.

Also admiring:

More faces from Sweden's Gunilla Grahn.

Nikos Koulis / Plukka / Shawn Warren

I'm sorry, Breaking Bad, but best drama goes to Greek jeweller Nikos Koulis.

Bonus link:

"Attica II" with white sapphires from New York's Plukka.

Also admiring:

"Queen Anne's Lace" cuff by New York's Shawn Warren.

Katie Snow / Dogeared / Dalia Shamir

Never got a chance to show off your inner Odette? UK jeweller Katie Snow can help with "Becoming a Ballerina" — without destroying your toes.

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"Dance" ring by the ubiquitous Dogeared of California.

Also admiring:

Figure skater pendant by Israel's Dalia Shamir.

Franziska Lusser / Karen Lester / Daniel Darby

These industrial rings really turn my crank. Check out the UK's Franziska Lusser for unconventionally gorgeous jewellery featuring hardware, wood, and acrylic with metal dust inclusions.

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"Regulate" ring with electric fuse by the UK's Karen Lester.

Also admiring:

Pliers pendant from the "Tools" collection by UK jeweller Daniel Darby.

Daniella Saraya / Bohemian at Heart / Hannah Joris

"Emotional Landscapes" in glass, silver and metal paint by Israel's Daniella Saraya.

Check her site for more art jewellery, like this bone ring.

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"Metal Bone" ring that is neither (it's plastic!) by French jeweller Bohemian at Heart (Aurélie Martini).

Also admiring:

Explorations of bone, flesh and skin by Belgian artist Hannah Joris.

Kt Ferris Creations / Eliana Alcantara / April Wood

See the sea through the (blinking doll) eyes of New York's Kt Ferris Creations, who's inspired by ocean life.

Bonus link:

More eyelashes from Eliana Alcantara, a Brazilian jeweller in Spain.

Also admiring:

"Eye of the Beholder" by Maryland artist April Wood.

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