There are certain jewellery-designer credentials that always elicit excitement. As an Italian architect who studied in Florence, before switching to design at London’s Central St. Martins, and with a family history in gemstone collecting, Cristina Cipolli has an undeniably desirable backstory.

The main difference between architecture and jewellery is that you don’t have to play with space, but with the human body. I see jewels as sculptures for the body, which should express your own personality. Sexiness is all about your personality.