Heart Ball Pendant in 18K Gold

A heart pendant in 18K gold edged with small spheres — the form, with surface texture.

Small gold spheres — _bolinhas_ — added to the edge of a pendant produce a different kind of surface than polish or texture do. The form reads as made up of distinct points rather than as a continuous metal field.

This heart pendant uses that approach: the heart silhouette in 18K yellow gold, with small spheres of the same metal arranged along the edge. At 2 centimeters and 1 gram, the pendant has the proportion of a clean daily-wear piece with a single design idea.

The spheres catch light independently of the polished body, producing a surface that registers as bright at multiple distinct points rather than as a single reflective expanse.

Ricca Jewelry. 18K gold. The heart, edged in small spheres.