It's the end of January: the sidewalks are scorching and there's a sense of the back-to-school blues in the air. So we felt refreshed when these characterful brooches arrived in Royal Jewellery Studio, fresh of John Z. Robinson's bench. There's a skull with a slightly morose mouth, a cat with pierced ears, and a mask with a ring through its nose: could be a llama, or perhaps a kelpie with unusual ears? Each one comes with an abundance of personality, and together they look like a group of oddball friends. We wouldn't mind getting a cold drink with these three.
