The Magic of Paraiba Tourmalines

Some gemstones feel alive — they don’t just reflect light, they emit it. Paraíba tourmalines are like that. Their neon glow feels almost otherworldly, as if a piece of tropical lightning was captured inside a stone.

I’ve always been drawn to materials that hold a kind of radiating energy in your hand - Paraíbas do that. Their colours shift between electric turquoise and oceanic blue, sometimes with a touch of green, like sunlight breaking through water.

When I work with them, I don’t create in the usual way. I listen to the stone first. Its shape, its movement, the way it catches light — that’s what guides the metal around it. Each Paraíba piece becomes a small sculpture of light and gold, something that feels ancient yet entirely modern.

There’s real magic in a gem that can stop you in your tracks — that reminds you beauty can be both fragile and fierce at once. Paraíba tourmalines do that for me every time.