Designer Daniela Villegas uses fine materials and mixes them with natural elements like insects to achieve a gorgeous piece of light-hearted jewelry. In this delicate 18-karat gold-plated ring, a luminous opal rises above a pavé-sapphire scarab beetle inspired by the Egyptian god of rebirth, Khepri, who was often depicted as the arthropod. Total stone weight: 0.42ct opal; 0.14ct pink sapphire. 18k gold plate/opal/pink sapphire. Made in the USA. SPACE: A shop for emerging and advanced designers.. Daniela Villegas's multi-gemmed, multi-element rings and earrings would feel at home at the Museum of Natural History; their skeletal forms and arthropod references convey ideas about movement and time, exploration and adventure..
