.crown jewels .ring .lex pott
.crown jewels .ring .lex pott
€ 20,00
for customers outside eu: excl. 21% vat during checkout.
Design: .Lex Pott
The crown jewels by Lex pott made are of an everyday object, a coin of 10 and 20 euro cents. but it is reshaped and repurposed to create an entirely different item using a small intervention.
lex pott aimed to create a collection of jewelry linked to the tradition of crown jewels that now become accessible to everyone and open the discussion on value of material. History shows that ancient coins represent a real value of the material and Currently value is based on agreements. This project shows the transformation of function and value related to the material. Coins are reduced to an outline showing their new value as being jewelry.
Available in two sizes:
€ 0,10 small: 16 mm hole diameter (ring size 5/5,5)
€ 0,20 Large: 18 mm hole diameter (ring size 7,5/8)
made of: 89% copper .5% aluminium .5% zinc and .1% pewter
