There comes a certain time in some women's lives when they decide that all they want to wear is "real jewellery". And by real jewellery I mean, jewellery of good quality, real gemstones and artisan crafting. For me that moment is best portrayed by the work of Ari Athans who produces incredibly classic contemporary pieces with no trace of conservatism. She best describes her work as "devastatingly simple with a post modern twist" and that about sums it up.

Ari works primarily with stone and precious metal with a strong preference for unusual gemstone cuts and raw geologic samples. She sources her stones from around the world and locally through gem fairs and likens this process to fossicking. Her inspiration combines science, geology in particular and fashion.

Her minimalist approach to design enhances the raw geologic samples and gemstones in each piece and reflects the randomness and order that occurs in crystal growth.

Brisbane based Ari studied gemmology and geology at the  University of Technology, Sydney and worked in the mining and exploration industry before turning her creativities to jewellery and object design. It was a natural progression and clearly has had a significant influence on her jewellery.

Ari's jewellery has appeared in solo and major group shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Edinborough, London, Munich, Singapore , Tokyo and currently Milan... and also on ArteryStore.com