Unexpected Pleasures presents the world’s most surprising works of contemporary jewellery. It challenges the conventional function of jewellery as a symbol of status, sentimentality and taste – forcing the limits of human adornment. Can a ring manufactured to mimic a finger blister be considered a thing of beauty? Does the migration of the iPod from the pocket to the lapel cross the role of industrial designer with jeweller? Does plastering gold leaf to the gums mean the beginning of true self-expression and the ‘end of the trend’?
