Uniform Object’s Carbon Form collection pairs rubber, gold, and gemstones

The first thing Uniform Object’s Carbon Torque Necklace gives away is not its 0.67 carats of round diamonds, but the rubber. That matte, Italian-made, hypoallergenic cord changes the whole read of the jewel: the gold does not float in the usual polished hush, it bites into the design with 14 grams of 18-karat yellow gold and a sharper, more architectural line.

That contrast has been Uniform Object’s calling card from the start. The New York City-based fine jewelry and wares brand was founded by David Farrugia and Katie Hansson, and the company says Farrugia is a self-taught, multidisciplinary designer. Handcrafted in New York City, the label has built a language around tension between precious and unexpected materials, a formula Farrugia has said is central to the brand. He has described the work as driven by “playing with interesting shapes and contrasts” and said the aim is to “challenge and elevate” jewelry rather than chase trends.

Carbon Form extends that idea with a collector’s logic that will feel familiar to anyone who studies vintage pieces for clues about period and intent. The collection page includes the Carbon Torque Necklace, Carbon Bracelet, Carriage Pendant, Power Metal Huggies, Power Metal Necklace and Power Stack pieces, with prices that run from about $6,900 for a Power Metal Huggie to $90,000 for the Carbon Bracelet, while some designs are listed as price upon request. That spread puts the line firmly in high jewelry territory, but the real statement is formal: rubber is not an accessory to the gold, it is the element that lets the gold feel newly drawn.

The one-of-a-kind Carbon Bracelet makes that especially clear. The piece combines Italian-made, hypoallergenic rubber with a 10-gram 18-karat yellow gold clasp, 4.5 grams of 18-karat rose gold finished with black rhodium plating, a 3.71-carat novelty cut pear diamond and 0.02 carats total weight of round diamonds. It is a study in how mixed media can move beyond novelty when the proportions are disciplined and the materials are chosen for more than surprise. The result is sculptural, but wearable.

Uniform Object has been building toward this vocabulary for several seasons. Wallpaper* described the brand as having launched in 2021 and noted its urban-grunge edge. In 2023, the PORTAL collection mixed vintage diamonds, large gemstones, 18-karat gold, Tahitian pearls and hand-carved mammoth ivory. In 2025, MACHINA turned toward mechanical forms, including an 18-karat gold bolt and a 300-gram Shield cuff set with 7.72 carats total weight of emerald-cut diamonds. Wonderland Magazine traced the 2022 ANACHROME collection to “Ancient Futurism” and a youthful, reckless energy.

Read in that sequence, Carbon Form looks less like a detour than a refinement. Farrugia’s “language of form” is becoming clearer with every collection, and for vintage-minded collectors, that is the point: the most convincing mixed-material jewelry is rarely the loudest. It is the work that uses contrast to make the hand understand the object before the eye has finished admiring it.