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Wild Green

A malachite collection made for Qixi. May you meet the right one.

Wild Green is a malachite collection made for Qixi, the seventh night of the seventh lunar month, when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are said to meet on a bridge of magpies. Malachite is often associated with love, intuition and protection. It has long been regarded as a noble stone, a saturated, lustrous green that is quietly luxurious; in ancient Rome it is said to have been offered to the goddess Juno as a token of protection and good fortune. Here its banded greens are set against gold-toned chains, cross-shaped spacers and a bamboo link, across necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Each stone passes through a cleansing ritual before it is set: our way of wishing the wearer well, and of wishing that the right person finds them.

Wild Green
Wild Green

Inspiration and meaning

Made for Qixi, the seventh night of the seventh lunar month, when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are said to meet on a bridge of magpies. Malachite is the stone of the series: often associated with love, intuition and protection, long regarded as a noble stone, and said to have been offered to the goddess Juno in ancient Rome as a token of protection and good fortune. 野生翠色, wild green, names its banded, saturated green. Each stone passes through a cleansing ritual before it is set, the makers’ way of wishing the wearer well: may you meet the right one.

Model in an off-the-shoulder black top wearing the malachite station necklace layered with a three-bead pendant necklace, and a fine chain bracelet with a single ring-framed malachite bead.
Two necklaces layered on a display bust by a window: a short chain of iridescent cross-shaped pieces and small gold-toned crosses above, and a fine gold-toned chain with four malachite beads below.
Model in a black velvet cowl-neck top wearing three layered necklaces: the malachite station necklace and two station necklaces with white iridescent beads.
8 pieces

Pieces in this collection

Necklace of banded malachite beads in alternating sizes with three gold-toned cross-shaped spacers and a length of chunky gold-toned U-link chain, on a Susan&Xin pouch against a dark surface.
Cross and Chain Necklace
NecklaceP020
Fine gold-toned chain necklace with four banded malachite beads at the centre and a small gold-toned bead at each end, on a Susan&Xin fabric pouch.
Four-Bead Necklace
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Bracelet of banded malachite beads with a gold-toned cross-shaped bead between two clear round beads, on a Susan&Xin fabric pouch.
Cross Bead Bracelet
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Fine gold-toned chain necklace with spaced banded malachite beads, each between small faceted gold-toned beads, looped over a Susan&Xin fabric pouch.
Station Necklace
NecklaceP023
Bracelet of small banded malachite beads with one pale gold-toned bamboo-shaped link, on a Susan&Xin fabric pouch.
Bamboo Link Bracelet
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Bracelet with half a ring of large banded malachite beads and a chunky gold-toned U-link chain, its clasp set with tiny clear accents, on a Susan&Xin fabric pouch.
Half-Chain Bracelet
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Pair of gold-toned hoop earrings with a squared upper section and four banded malachite beads along the bottom of each hoop, on a Susan&Xin fabric pouch.
Beaded Hoop Earrings
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Pair of gold-toned hook earrings, each with a small malachite bead, a pavé-style gold-toned scalloped spacer and a larger malachite bead, on a Susan&Xin fabric pouch.
Double Bead Earrings
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