Danyell Rascoe makes all her jewellery by hand in Brooklyn. She works with simple shapes like circles, crescents and teardrops, then softens them until there are no hard edges left. That gives the pieces an easy, slightly water-worn look, more like something you’ve owned for years than something new. The teardrop is the shape she comes back to most. She also likes forms that look the same from either side, which she calls palindromes. Some pieces borrow their outlines from traditional Indian jewellery, though in her hands they come out much more minimalist, for a more modern aesthetic. Most of the metal has a satin finish instead of a high polish, so the surface looks soft.

• Brooklyn, United States

• Satin-finished surface
• Soft geometry
• 10kt gold