This necklace from Simon William's has been made of sterling silver and beautiful grey button freshwater pearls, with the pearls taking up two thirds of the piece. The pearls are a lustrous grey tone that has shifts of blue, green and purple. The rest of the piece is made up of heavy, oxidised sterling silver. The chain links are made from square wire and are round in shape, connecting to the pearls with a hook clasp.
Length: 47.5cm
Materials: Sterling silver, grey freshwater pearls, stainless steel wire
Dimensions: Pearls approximately 10mm wide x 6mm long. Sterling silver chain links 10mm wide, 10mm long, each link is 2mm thick.
Simon Williams is a jewellery and object designer/maker based in Adelaide.
He is a multimedia practitioner, using materials as diverse as recycled spectacles, cast resin, latex, precious metals and stones. His design practice is equally broad, resulting in wallets, bags, clothing and rug design (via the Design Institute of Australia) as well as jewellery. Colour and texture are at the heart of his practice, alongside a desire to create objects that will suit and appeal to a wide audience.
He has been exhibiting his work regularly through Adelaide galleries and nationally since graduating from the South Australian School of Art in 2005
