Kris Averi’s Prism Thorn ring crowns Pride Month with lab-grown sapphires
Reverse-set octahedral sapphires turn Kris Averi’s Prism Thorn ring into a thorned crown, with Pride sales supporting Heritage of Pride through June.
Kris Averi’s Prism Thorn ring takes the clean line of minimalist jewelry and sharpens it into a crown. Reverse-set, angel-cut octahedral lab-grown sapphires rise point-up from the band, creating a thorned silhouette that reads less like ornament and more like architecture.
The design launched on June 16 and is being sold in sterling silver, 14-karat yellow gold and 14-karat white gold. In the rainbow version, the stones are multi-color lab-created sapphires arranged in a ROYGBIV palette, which gives the piece its Pride Month charge without softening the geometry that makes it work. The band’s crown-like profile is the point: it is spare in scale, but visually assertive.
Kris Averi says founder and creative director Kris Harvey developed the ring with lapidarist Oke Millett, drawing on prisms, light and the mysticism of the pyramid as a symbol of strength, ascension and power. That symbolism lands through construction rather than decoration. The gemstones are set face down and point up, so the stones catch the light from every direction and turn the top of the ring into a row of angular peaks.
That engineering is what separates the Prism Thorn from jewelry that simply borrows rainbow color for seasonal relevance. The ring’s lab-grown sapphires and controlled, faceted silhouette keep it in the language of statement minimalism: one strong form, a precise material choice and no excess. The piece is also rooted in the brand’s identity. Kris Averi describes itself as an LGBTQ+-owned jewelry business in New York City, making custom, story-driven pieces for every love story.
The charitable tie-in gives the ring a broader public context. Sales support Heritage of Pride through the end of June, linking the piece to the nonprofit behind New York City’s official LGBTQIA+ Pride March and PrideFest. In a month crowded with rainbow merchandise, Prism Thorn stands out by making its message structural, using a thorned crown of lab-grown sapphires to turn symbolism into form.
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