A Closer Look at Strata
Texture · Inspiration · Imperfection
The Strata Collection by HerbertandWilks is a study in texture, patience, and handwork.
Each piece — whether earring, bangle or soon-to-arrive ring — is shaped in wax, scored and pressed by hand before being cast into metal. The result is a collection that feels both refined and raw: jewellery that carries the rhythm of making within every line.
Texture
The feel of the surface tells the story.
Strata begins long before the metal is poured. Each form is built in wax, where the tools leave quiet traces — ridges, fine cuts, and softened edges that become permanent once cast. Those marks aren’t decoration; they are evidence of movement and time.
The bangle’s surface feels calm but alive — light ripples catching as you move, the texture shifting from matte to gleam. The earrings echo the same rhythm, their small irregular lines playing with light and shadow in an understated way.
Every surface invites touch. Texture in Strata isn’t just visual; it’s tactile — designed to remind you of the hand that shaped it and the story that continues with you.
Inspiration
Lines, weave, and the rhythm of handwork.
Inspired by the lines of lino prints and the alternating directions of woven fabric, Strata explores the space where structure meets softness. It captures the rhythm of repetition — the meditative action of carving, inking, or weaving — translated into metal.
Each earring and bangle carries that conversation between pattern and imperfection: the push and pull of order and organic form. The result is jewellery that feels composed yet natural, graphic yet warm.
Strata is less about literal imitation and more about capturing how making feels — the quiet focus, the pause between marks, the satisfaction of texture under your fingertips.
Imperfection
Nothing is made twice.
Each Strata piece carries its own fingerprint — a record of the wax, the casting, and the maker’s hand. No two lines fall in exactly the same place, and that’s what makes them honest.
Small irregularities aren’t flaws; they’re the reminder that these objects are made by a person, not a process. Every earring, every bangle, sits comfortably between design and chance — refined but not polished into sameness.
The collection is small, intentionally so. Each piece has its place, and the upcoming ring will complete the quiet trio. Strata is jewellery for those who value what’s real: texture you can feel, imperfection you can love, and form that doesn’t try too hard to be perfect.
Closing reflection
Strata reminds us that beauty isn’t found in precision, but in presence. Each piece holds the story of its making — the layered lines, the thoughtful edits, the balance between what’s deliberate and what’s left to chance.
It’s a collection that asks you to slow down, look closer, and find meaning in the marks that remain.
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