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Betony Vernon "Double Sphere Massage Ring" Ring Sterling Silver 925

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The "Double Sphere Massage Ring" was designed by Betony Vernon in 1996 and is manufactured in lost wax elements. While it can be worn discreetly beyond the boudoir, the Double Sphere Massage Ring’s greatest pleasure-providing potential is unveiled by swiveling the polished spheres towards the palm of your hand. In this position it can be used to stroke any area of the body for intimate massage such as the neck, the shoulders, the back, the palms of the hands and feet. Incorporate this jewel in your pleasure repertoire and share it with a lover. How to Adorn: Betony Vernon suggests wearing this ring in pairs. Whether you stack them or wear one on each hand, they are designed to double your pleasure! Note: In order to provide greater control and pleasures therein, order your bespoke ring to fit the middle finger. Use lubricant or massage oil to further heighten the experience and gain maximum satisfaction. Refer to chapter 9 "Ascent to Paradise: Orchestrating the Senses" of The Boudoir Bible for titillating tips. Material: Sterling Silver 925 Hall marks: BV-925 + productor mark Size: 7 1/2 Handcrafted in Italy, all BV materials are cruelty-free

Creator:
Betony Vernon
Ring Size:
7.5 US, Resizable
Metal:
Sterling Silver
Weight:
22 g
Style:
Contemporary
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1990-1999
Date of Manufacture:
2020
Condition:
Seller Location:
Rome, IT
Reference Number:
Seller: A2411stDibs: LU2020222927142

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The paradigm shift took place over lunch in Florence, Italy, circa 1992. Betony Vernon, a striking flame-haired jewelry designer, was showing off her most recent creation: the 18-karat-gold O-ring, designed with a nod to a bondage collar, with a smaller ring affixed to its front.

Playfully, Vernon's partner put his pinky through the smaller ring as she donned the larger one. Then, the unexpected happened. “There was an electric impulse running through this piece,” she recalls. “We both felt it.” The feeling changed her life. “That was the moment I knew that jewelry can provide sensation and reinforce an intimate bond.”

Enabling others to experience electric moments like that — to “bring luxury, fantasy and sensual possibilities to the fine-jewelry world” — has been Vernon's aim ever since. “Sex and luxury were never associated,” she noticed, and the jewelry designer set out to change that. The result was her 1992 Sado-Chic collection, which became the Paradise Found collection.

Vernon grew up in Virginia and studied art history, religion and goldsmithing at Virginia Commonwealth University. Following her graduation in 1990, she moved to Florence, later earning a master’s in industrial design from the Domus Academy in Milan. Europe has been home ever since.

Vernon's designs are provocative, sexy. But if you look no further than that, you’re missing a much bigger (and more interesting) point. Vernon’s rings, necklaces, bracelets and other accessories represent a vital part of what she sees as her life’s mission.

“Pleasure,” she explains, “has been associated with sin, wrongness and naughtiness, not with joy, happiness and bonding.” Vernon has set out to demolish that “pleasure taboo.”

So, how is pleasure reflected in the design of Vernon's jewelry (and remember, we are talking sensuality not sexuality)? Early in the design process, she asks, “How many senses can I turn on?” Every detail relates to a sensual experience.

That crisp snap a clasp makes when opening or closing? A pleasure to the ear.

The softness and spring of noble metals, silver and gold? A pleasure to the touch.

And always, Vernon believes, jewelry embodies memory, legacy. A pleasure for the soul.

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