San Francisco-based designer Jan Michaels pays homage to the artistry of ancient civilizations with jewelry pieces that feel like they've just been unearthed. She describes her studio as a living collage of handpicked stones, exotic beads, metals and minerals that she weaves and rivets together to create richly layered looks to enhance every mood, like this brass and white jade pendant necklace.

• By Jan Michaels
• Lobster clasp
• Brass, white jade
• 28"L
• 4" pendant
• USA