In The Amber Hour

The amber hour arrives at moments of change or transition that never seem to end. 

It is present in the first golden fingers of rosy dawn that reach above the horizon. It returns as the sun sets, casting the land below him in shades of brown and gold. Like honey dripping from a spoon, there is a paradox of movement and of suspension. As the great yellow star’s rays touch leaves of green, they illuminate them in their ever-changing beauty. Yet if an onlooker on a grassy hilltop holds their breath, it is as though this moment will last not seconds, but all time.

In The Amber Hour is a new collection of Fine Jewellery in 18 karat yellow gold, that extends the design story of Olivia Cummings’ last solid gold collection Metamorphosis Suspended. 

Taking the occasions in life when it feels that the seconds can be counted in between your heartbeats, it crystalises symbolism and handmade tradition in ancient diamonds of cognac and salt-and-pepper, rich emeralds, and the complex beauty of Australian parti sapphires. 

Here, stones take on the guise of drops of water, shadows cast by sundials, and vessels that mark relational rhythms. A second is stretched creating an interval where memory gathers, luminous and unbroken. Within it, transformation lingers at its precipice, not yet finished, not yet gone.

In The Amber Hour the world itself seems caught in such a state, turning slowly in golden light. What is fragile becomes lasting, and what is fleeting, eternal.