Controlled Chaos

A collection of intentional contradictions, Controlled Chaos brings harmony to disorder through surprising arrangements and color combinations.

Different shaped diamonds and precious stones are intentionally arranged so as to be easily conceptualized to show movement at first glance. For example, shapes come together in a single plane like a circle, faceted stone or organic geode shape. This kind of visual grounding allows the layout to stabilize and elicit control. Oftentimes, the diamonds only move partially around another material or shape to imply a type of destabilized order in progress. In other examples, Meredith flush sets differently shaped diamonds and precious stones on domed surfaces, whose presentation and graduated sizes imply expansion and dissolution.

The diversity of stone shapes speaks to an element of surprise and unpredictability. Meredith textures the gold with tiny concave dots, which enrich this sense of celestial chaos and expansion. Unpredictability will always be a constant in life, and this collection is meant to celebrate the beauty of that knowledge. Like the Chaos Theory, Meredith sought to create a visually random aesthetic, chaotic system that hints at inherent patterns, interconnectedness, and self-similarity. Even if it is just a whisper.