If you were born and bred in Rio de Janeiro, you are a Carioca. This cuff with its abacus of pearls moving up and down on the bars tells of the original way of counting in Rio by the traders and in the markets, so I called it Carioca.
Cassandra's quote pendants began when her cousin Matilda Goad asked her to engrave some words from her grandmother that she wanted to keep with her always. Not wanting the words to be easily readable by others, Cassandra created a pendant shaped like a worn and treasured Roman coin with its uneven outline and surface. She then engraved it with the words in a spiral, like the French arrondissements or an 'en colimacon' staircase, often looping the serifs of the letters from one line to the next.
If only I could have arrived like a migrating bird to the mouth of the January River in Rio de Janiero, and plunged deep into the azure ocean. What a beautiful verdant land I would have seen.
Cassandra's Melissae design has been featured in an article by Proofed, in which her cousin Richard Barber talks about his amazing new book.
Dreaming of where your next holiday will take you? I have been dreaming of Mexico... The crystal clear ocean, the sand in between my toes and the heat of the sun shining down - and of staying at the Chablé hotel in the heart of Yucatan again.
Traditionally, a birthstone is associated with a month of the year. Originating back to Ancient Greece, these stones are often attached to myths about healing powers and therapeutic significance.
