Close-up of a Magata black onyx beaded necklace with silver pendants on wet skin.

beauty does not live inside the object. not yet.

a pearl before it is worn. a gemstone before it moves. what are they — cold, waiting, simply themselves?

perhaps beauty needs a body to exist at all.

or perhaps the object was always already beautiful — and we only notice when it touches us.

jewellery begins when the object meets the skin.

accretion ear cuff

accretion ear cuff

calda bracelet, BLACK ONYX

calda bracelet, BLACK ONYX

accretion ring

accretion ring

calda necklace, ROSE QUARTZ

calda necklace, ROSE QUARTZ

OBJECTS FOR SALT SKIN — IN AND OUT OF THE WATER

magata is an independent jewellery and object studio founded by marina raffaelli.

working between berlin and florence, the studio creates contemporary jewellery and collectible objects in sterling silver, pearls and gemstones.

produced in small editions and made to order each piece explores the meeting point between material, memory and the body.