This jeweller creates custom memento pieces for times of bereavement
by Eugenie Kelly · Australian Financial ReviewEugenie KellyContributor
When Sydney jeweller Gillian Kilgour’s good friend, Zvele, was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, he asked her to make a pendant for his wife. It wasn’t your standard commission.
For starters, the 18-carat gold necklace was inscribed with the words and notation of the couple’s favourite songs. It also featured an elaborate star and a “Z” detail on its reverse, highlighted with diamonds. But perhaps its most unusual feature was a chamber, designed to house his ashes when he eventually passed – which he did a year later.
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Eugenie KellyContributorEugenie Kelly writes on fashion, interiors, the arts, style and travel, and edits Life & Leisure's Spend pages. She was previously editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar Australia.
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