Cape Town-based jewellery design studio Dear Rae’s latest collection – of EARTH – is a tribute to Mother Nature, with a percentage of the proceeds going to small-scale farmers.

Owner and jewellery designer Karin Rae Matthee was initially inspired to explore a botanical theme, but as she drew and immersed herself in the process she found it evolving into a larger, more encompassing concept. In celebration of the natural world and our interconnectedness, the collection’s sculptural and organic forms are intended to mimic the raw shapes and textures of plants, landscapes and the human body.

of EARTH

She is the warm sand beneath your feet
The ocean in midsummer heat

She is the perfumed soil after rain
The full moon easing your pain

She is the tapestry of a wildflower hill 
The beasts and the forests they fill

She is Nature

When she thrives, we thrive
When she trembles, we tremble

Delicately powerful
she is poetry in a planet

Trace your fingers along her lines
and heed yourself in her words

Surrender to her rhythm
Follow her flow
Observe her composition
and know;

You are a visiting verse
You are of Earth

The range of pendants and necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets, some set with gemstones, are designed in sterling silver and 9ct yellow gold, and also feature limited once-off stone pieces.

“I decided to use opaque minerals in this collection,” explains Karin. “The fact that they are not necessarily seen as precious or even semi-precious gems, I find that their incredible beauty is often overlooked. I wanted to use this range as a platform to reveal their raw, unpolished and unfaceted magnificence. These are treasures that remind us to return to nature. To return to ourselves. To return back down to Earth.”

To acknowledge the timing and broader context of the release of the collection, and support the belief that collaboration will lead to a more sustainable future, Dear Rae has pledged to donate 5% of all profits from of EARTH to the Umthunzi Farming Community, a social business founded in response to the difficulties small-scale farmers are facing.

of EARTH is available to shop online at dearrae.co.za. Follow Dear Rae on Instagram (@dearrae) for updates and take a virtual look inside the jewellery design studio’s beautiful Cape Town retail store here. 

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Cape Town-based jewellery designer Karen Rae unveils her dreamy SS 17 Collection entitled Rumi that speaks of balance, bravery and equilibrium.

Meticulously crafted from silver, brass and gold, Karin Rae’s newest range is an ode to the inevitable moments along the path of self-discovery. The collection aims to remind us of the essential search for inner balance, with designs titled Gaze, Reflect, Rise and Fall, and Rhythm.

Magnificent once-off diamond rings accompany the range, each boasting bold and colourful diamonds of different tones, shapes and sizes. Included in the range are collaborative artworks by Karin Rae and fellow artist Amy Keevy, who attest to a powerful balance that can be achieved when selflessly sharing a creative process.

Shop the range online here.

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We thought it was about time that we rounded up a list of some of the most beautiful accessories we could find online. And what better time than Women’s Month! Here are 15 pretty picks to treat yourself to this August.

1. Landscape Print Clutch R299, Country Road

2. Mila Sandals R799, Jane Sews

3. African Soliflore – Orange Blossom Shea Butter (Protea Porcelain) R980 ($77), Frazer Parfum

4. Double Brass Bangle R550, Famke

5. Impero Earrings R650, Pichulik

6. Kirsten Round Sunglasses R499, Witchery

7. Nora Necklace R1 680, Kirsten Goss

8. Leah Hat R649, Simon and Mary at Superbalist.com

9. Elie Saab Le Parfum EDT (90ml) R1 159.95, NetPerfume

10. MIMCO X Frends Monogramania Headphones R2 499, Mimco

11. Sally Watch R3 799, Marc By Marc Jacobs at The Handlers

12. Ellen Crossbody Bag R899, Fiorelli at Superbalist.com

13. Yellow Gold Wrap Around Ring R1 300, Dear Rae Jewellery

14. Almond Shower Oil (500ml) R495, L’Occitane

15. Tribal-Print Scarf Multi-Colour R115, Edit at Spree.co.za

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