Sculptural Jewelry

Sculptural jewelry blurs the lines between jewelry and art. Fashion is meant to be fun and men and women everywhere are awakening to jewelry as wearable art that comes in every shape and colour. Each sculptural piece of jewelry is hand-created, flamboyant and exhibits a personal style that is unmatchable. Our curated selection has sculptural jewelry that is one-of-a-kind and handmade by talented designers, metalsmiths and artisans.

• Jewelry design as sculptural art
• Avant-garde style jewelry
• Styling with sculptural jewelry

Sculptural jewelry is art

The concept of sculptural jewelry is often hard to figure out; which pieces are wearable and which may actually be art? Beginning with the Art Nuvo movement, these styles have been adopted by jewellers and metalsmiths since the 1960s, growing rapidly in popularity in the last decades. Earlier, this type of styling was mostly seen on runway models and front-row 'It-girls'. However, today, sculptural 'artwear' is in vogue the world over.

Sculptural Avant-Garde jewelry

Good Avant-Garde jewelry isn’t just for adornment, it’s a piece of art. The Avant-Garde movement was a cultural movement that set out to bring about a change in the ideas that shape society, through the medium of art and design. Pushing the boundaries of what is assumed normal, the artists subverted the status quo through irony and nonsensical themes. In the world of fashion and jewelry, it’s easy to see how designers of the time were excited by the Avant-Garde movement.

Although some people may simply regard it as unusual jewelry, to others, Avant-Garde jewelry epitomises true individuality and the rebellious spirit of the 20th century. Avant-Garde jewelry, with its daring contemporary ideas, usually features an attractive focal point, such as an interestingly coloured or uniquely cut stone, incorporated into a design that breaks convention.

The Collections Within

Akva Jewelry brings the ocean's mystique to life through organic, nature-inspired designs. The Lactuca collection captures the flowing movement of seaweed with sculpted curves and voluminous forms. Ora pieces reflect the gentle, curved coastlines of Nordic shores, while Palea designs embrace natural asymmetry inspired by coastal reeds. The Spuma collection celebrates the curvy, organic forms of seafoam, and Unda pieces feature sensuous wave-shaped pendants that swirl with feminine grace.

Carolina De Barros channels the spirit of Brazilian nature into bold, textured jewelry that speaks of strength and resilience. Working from her London studio, Carolina creates pieces using the lost wax casting method, resulting in deeply tactile, organic forms. Her Cumaru cuffs capture the natural strength of the Cumaru tree with textured designs that reflect the enduring beauty of its wood. The Sal collection introduces grainy textures created by melting wax on metal, evoking the spice of life and the reactions that salt brings. The IPE bracelet mirrors the rugged texture of tree bark with deep ridges and unique tactile finishes, while the Céo cuffs showcase hand-sculpted organic contours. Each piece is crafted in recycled sterling silver or 18ct gold plating, embodying symbols of luck, protection, and the resilient beauty found in nature. Carolina's work celebrates the essence of natural forms with pieces that are both protective talismans and striking sculptural statements.

Lenka Kerlicka brings generations of goldsmithing heritage to contemporary sculptural design. Working from her Prague atelier, Lenka hand-sculpts each piece in 18-karat recycled gold, creating organic contours that honor the neverending movement and flow of nature. Her Wrap collection features hand-sculpted bracelets and rings with warm, flowing textures that encompass invisible movement within their forms. The Fusion collection combines organic shapes with brilliant diamonds, while the Organic series celebrates beautiful chaos and thrilling dynamism found in nature. Each piece reflects meaningful organic contours and powerful expressions, designed to inspire the modern woman to create her own stories of strength and confidence. With a mission to preserve the best of goldsmithing techniques for future generations, Lenka's work stands out through its striking originality and ethereal expression of artistic perfection.

Bergsøe Jewelry represents the pinnacle of Danish goldsmithing artistry, where sculptural forms meet opulent storytelling. Crafted in luxurious combinations of 18-karat and 22-karat gold, Bergsøe's pieces are bold, romantic masterpieces that blur the line between jewelry and wearable art. The Seafire collection features organic, flame-like forms set with vibrant gemstones — from pear-shaped morganites to cabochon sapphires and rose-cut diamonds — creating pieces that evoke timeless, vintage-inspired elegance. The Cocktail rings are statement sculptures designed to captivate, combining lustrous South Sea pearls with brilliant-cut diamonds in compositions that celebrate sophistication and natural beauty. The Spiral earrings showcase graceful, curving forms adorned with precious gems, while the extraordinary Memento Mori necklace stands as an opulent fusion of art and luxury, featuring hand-carved coral skulls, keshi pearls, and exquisite gemstones. Each Bergsøe creation tells a story of bold elegance, embracing the extraordinary with pieces that are legends to be worn and cherished.

The making of sculptural jewelry

All fine sculptural jewelry is created by hand using recycled materials, including precious metals and ethically sourced gemstones, diamonds, and pearls or high-quality glass beads. There is always a conscious process and a design story behind these marvellous creations.

Emotions, wonders of nature, architecture, movement
Sculptural jewelry design is connected to the designer's emotions, and from start to finish, jewelry production is a very intimate process. They often encapsulate the wonders of the awe-inspiring universe and the human body with sensuous swirls, raw textures, and finishes. Some of the boldest and most beloved sculptural designs for earrings draw inspiration from architecture. These may be organic and geometric, such as smooth spheres, sharp edges, and curving arches.

Each piece will add pure magic and deep substance to your style. Sculptural pieces not only express form and body but also capture the beauty in the movement, rhythm, intersection, space, boundaries, scale symmetric and asymmetry. Being handmade, carved or hand-filed, the textures and shapes are often organic forms, impossible to copy or reproduce exactly.

Materials used to make beautiful wearable art

Sculptural jewelry can be made of any material—natural or artificial. From recycled precious materials like glittery gold, sterling silver, diamonds and baroque pearls to recycled plastics, sculptural pieces are fascinating.

Sculptural gold and sterling silver jewelry
Sculptural jewelry designs in gold are sometimes minimal and sometimes substantial. In 14k/18k/22k gold or gold-plated silver, these pieces are the perfect way to upgrade your favourite cashmere turtleneck with timeless sophistication.

The designers we have selected are committed to sustainable jewelry making. They work with recycled gold or sterling silver and gemstones crafted to make fine art pieces. Some of the sculptural jewelry collections displayed here have also been exhibited in art galleries.

Dress up in bold sculptural styles

Sculptural jewelry is considered wearable art and consequently, is individual, handmade and handcrafted for making bold and elegant statements. When the designs incorporate natural stones and cultured pearls they are exceptionally unique as no two stones are alike in colour, banding, or size.

Worn as earrings, necklaces and pendants or cocktail or signet rings, sculptural jewelry pieces are instant attention grabbers. Each has a distinctive shape and streamlined form – one that at first glance could be mistaken for an object instead of a piece of jewelry.

These pieces can be worn with any ensemble, whether that means you're getting dressed up for a Zoom call, virtual benefit, or a much-anticipated coffee date. This artful, striking jewelry can thrust you into the forefront of fashion with the focal point as your face, neck or hands.

Sculptural rings

Sculptural rings are showstoppers simply because of their art-like appearance, size, texture and unique shapes. Even the prongs holding a gemstone can be so unique in shape that the ring will create waves of appreciation and pleasure in the beholder and the wearer! Choose an avant-garde or vintage-inspired sculptural gemstone ring as an engagement ring and see her face light up!

Sculptural earrings

Sculptural earrings add a dash of charm and attitude to everything you wear. Becoming the focal point, you can nail that powerful look with just a magical asymmetric earring in gold or silver. From minimalist ring earrings, fancy studs, and hoops to chic shoulder dusters, you can create your own mix to make game-changing styles.

Sculptural bracelets

Be different. Wear a sculptural bracelet. Create a fashion trend by layering bracelets in sculptural forms that cannot be mimicked. Sculptural chain bracelets aren't made with regular chain links. They are breathtakingly simple and elegant while they quietly challenge the status quo in bracelet fashion and design.

Sculptural necklaces and pendants

Complete your evening look with a sculptural necklace. Get one and you will get many more. Because again, we all love to be different, unique and special. Allow a sculptural necklace to adorn your neck or decolletage and you will feel exactly that.

We hope this piece on sculptural jewelry was inspiring and exciting. You will find many more wonderful designs in fine craftsmanship by artists here in our curated selections. Surprise someone you love with one of these beauties as an anniversary, birthday or just-so-gift idea. You can explore our selection easily, filter by collection, designer, or specifically for an item. We hope you will enjoy shopping online for valuable sculptural jewelry.