Alongside his own collection of decadent jewelled body ornaments, Austrian artist-jeweller, Florian Ladstaetter works with fashion innovator Hussein Chalayan to create conceptual jewellery that challenges conventions of form and function, and expresses a vision that reaches beyond fashion. Florian and Hussein’s jewels for ATELIER SWAROVSKI mix Swarovski crystal pearls with wooden beads, threading them into openwork necklaces, composed of a complex network of lustrous twists and turns, both sophisticated and playful. Smooth and sensual, the beads and pearls, contrasting the matt wood with the luminosity of Swarovski pearls, ripple with a rolling movement, and a nearcosmic energy.