Uniform Object Debuts Carbon Form, Blending Rubber Cord with 18K Gold

Uniform Object gave a familiar layering idea a sharper edge with Carbon Form, a 36-piece collection built on the friction between soft rubber cord and hard 18-karat gold. The result was less about adding more jewelry and more about changing the material vocabulary of a stack: industrial, tactile and deliberately unexpected.

The line stretched across necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets and pendants, with prices on the brand’s site running from $6,900 to $90,000, alongside pieces listed at price upon request. That range placed Carbon Form squarely in the realm of high luxury, but the collection’s real statement was conceptual. Uniform Object framed it as an exploration of carbon as both medium and material, a fitting move for a brand that has made contrast its signature.

The standout for stack-minded readers was the Power Stack Ring, priced at $28,950. Made from 29 grams of 18K yellow gold and set with 1.10 carats total weight of round diamonds, the ring was handcrafted in New York City and carried the kind of weight that makes layering feel architectural rather than decorative. In that context, a stack is not a pile-up. It is a composition, with each surface, finish and proportion doing part of the work.

The Carbon bracelets pushed the idea further. One of the one-of-a-kind designs used Italian-made, hypoallergenic rubber for comfort and durability, then built its visual identity around a 3.71-carat novelty-cut pear diamond set in 18-karat rose gold with black rhodium plating. Uniform Object priced that version at $90,000, a figure that underlined how far the brand had pushed the notion of a bracelet as a sculptural object. The contrast between the elastic cord and the gem-heavy centerpiece gave the piece its force: soft material around a hard point of luxury.

Founded in 2021 in New York City by David Farrugia, Uniform Object has steadily sharpened that point of view. Farrugia, who has been described as self-taught and driven by contrasts in form and material, has previously leaned into mechanical references, including the 2025 Machina collection. He and Katie Hansson, who handles operations and legal matters, have built a label that uses 18-karat gold and platinum for durability and a proprietary yellow-gold alloy with a worn-in brown tone. Carbon Form, launched in Paris on March 5, 2026, suggested where the label’s layering language is headed next: bolder, more dimensional, and far less predictable than the usual chain-on-chain formula.