Living amongst landmines puts the fragility of live in perspective. One misstep may cause you your life, and the fear that breeds from this can be overwhelming. The effect of war has left Cambodia littered with landmines and leftover artillery, but local label Saught has risen above this issue to turn it into a peace-advocating, community-building project.
Jewelery designer Yuki Mitsuyasu heads Saught’s latest designer collection, and to demonstrate the delicacy of life in Cambodia as well as other post-conflict areas, Yuki has chosen the humble egg as its main feature. Titled Egg on Peace, her designs revolve around a fragile quail egg shell, mounted by a hidden screw atop the ring made of repurposed artillery shells recovered in Cambodia. The egg is designed to break – just like how landmines are designed to destroy.
Wearing the ring restricts a wearer’s movement, illustrating the confinement and limitation when living in a landmine-affected area. Once broken and removed, the piece will reveal an anti-landmine sign made of raw 18k gold-plated copper or brass. This symbolic gesture is a statement by the wearer – he or she is now part of an international community to egg on peace.
This concept is also available in the design of a lapel. Both lapel and ring are ready for pre-order on the Saught website.
