Labels Are for Packaging, Not People

Labels Are for Packaging, Not People

By Carina Hardy


The internet is obsessed with labels: minimalist, maximalist, winter or summer, clean girl or grunge-core. It never ends. Reducing people makes them easier to sell to, or be sold.

But at CARINA HARDY, we believe style is fluid. It shifts with your mood, your energy, your environment. What you wear one day might feel totally different the next. That’s the point. That’s the freedom. Our fine jewelry reflects that rhythm.

We don’t believe in shoving women—or anyone—into boxes. Some days I walk into work dressed like a yellow ghostbuster. Other days, I look like I’ve stepped out of a Jane Austen novel. Neither is more “me” than the other. I contain multitudes.

We’re not here to flatten you. We’re here to express your many selves.

So, in the spirit of rebellion, here are pieces that embrace the amorphous nature of being human: fluid, evolving, and unapologetically versatile. Handcrafted statement jewelry with the grace—and the guts—to keep up.

 

18K SIGNS

Our zodiac-inspired pendants come in true mixed metals— recycled 18K gold and sterling silver jewelry in one piece. Because mixed metals are cool. And let’s be honest: life rarely color-coordinates.

Each pendant features raised braille constellations on the back as a tactile link to the stars.

Astrology isn’t static, and neither are you. You’re ruled by your moon one day, your rising the next. Mercury goes retrograde and suddenly everything’s off. But that’s the beauty of it—being a little inconsistent and always in motion.

Wear our zodiac necklaces stacked or solo, forward or reversed. However the stars (or your mood) align. Math nerds, you’ll love the sheer number of combinations. Honestly, it’s kind of wild.

Explore our 18K SIGNS collection to see more.

 

18K LILYPAD SPINNING PENDANT & JUGS

The Lilypad Spinning Pendant twirls softly on its axis, inviting your touch. Crafted in 18K gold with six scattered diamonds, it’s designed to move with you. Wear it low above the navel or wrap it higher — switch it up midday, no fuss required.

Zoom in, zoom out. Interact with it the way the world interacts with you.

The Lilypad Jugs are vase-like droplets, hand-carved with intricate lilypad motifs. A single diamond glimmers as the 18K gold shifts with your every step. They sway with you. Respond to you. Remove the drops for effortless lightness in the morning; slip them back on for evening soirées.

Find these fine jewelry pieces and more in our 18K Lilypad collection.

 

LP ENSEMBLE CHOKER

Wrap it twice as a bracelet, or as loose or tight around your neck as you feel called to. 

A stream of lily pads drapes across the collarbone—hand-carved, textured like something unearthed in nature. The metal shifts with the sun, glowing warmer as the day unfolds. A circadian rhythm, captured in 22K gold vermeil or sterling silver.

18K SLEEPING VENUS SLIDER, BIRTH OF VENUS, VENUS DE MILO & CROUCHING VENUS

Venus, goddess of love and beauty, arrives in four forms. Think deeply, do you recognise yourself in her?

In the Sleeping Venus Slider, she lies at ease, one hand resting between her thighs. She meets your gaze—unflinching. A single diamond crowns her head.

In the Birth of Venus, she rises from the sea, encased in a sculptural 18K gold water droplet. She glimmers with three radiant diamonds.

In our rendition of the Venus de Milo, inspired by the original (c.150 BC), she stands draped in clinging cloth. A diamond rests on her chest. Armless, shaped by time, she is stillness in motion, in 18K solid gold. 

In the Crouching Venus Earrings, she hides in plain sight, playing her quiet game. From the front: a smooth droplet of gold. Tilt your gaze—inside the cantilevered cavity, she emerges, folded inward. Intimate, self-contained, entirely her own.

Feeling shy? Wear your pendant in reverse—Venus won’t mind. She’s part of you, not on a pedestal, but nestled in the quiet corners of your spirit, woven into how you move, even when no one’s watching.

The earrings? A subtle reveal. Switch which ears they grace, and the Crouching Venus shifts from side profile to back view. Your secret to show—or to keep.


18K WOMAN OF WILLENDORF

Carved true to her origin as the first known art for art’s sake (c. 25,000 BC). The Woman of Willendorf: full, round, flat at the back. Her proportions feel off—until you remember we had no mirrors.

Look down—she’s what you’d see. A body shaped by memory, not reflection.

Now she rests in a sculptural droplet—protected, yet exposed. She spins freely, visible from all angles. Just as we are, when we allow it.

Wear her low above the navel, or loop the chain to bring her closer. She moves with you. She always has. 

 

18K SHOWERS BRACELET

Thirteen sculpted, irregular dewdrops cradle sparkling diamonds along a simple chain. A pink pearl pod finishes the extender. Reversible. Adjustable.

It follows the body, not a blueprint but imperfect, instinctive, like something shaped in the palm of a hand. Let it drape where it wants to. Let it move as you do.

Discover more fine jewelry inspired by the Goddess Venus in our 18K Venus collection.

CARINA HARDY IS LUXURY DESIGNER JEWELRY THAT FEELS LIKE HOME, EVEN AS YOU CHANGE. ESPECIALLY AS YOU CHANGE.

At CARINA HARDY, we don’t believe in fixed identities—or fixed styles. 

What we create is meant to shift with you: day to day, year to year, self to self. Our pieces are shaped slowly, in Bali, by hands that understand nuance and imperfection. That’s where the magic lives. In a world obsessed with speed and sameness, we choose artisan craftsmanship jewelry, designed with soul and intention. This is sustainable fine jewelry—made with care, meant to endure, and crafted to honor every version of you. A quiet rebellion in a loud world. 

DISCOVER FINE JEWELRY THAT MOVES WITH YOU.

Every piece we create is designed to honor your many selves—fluid, evolving, unabashedly you. 

Designed and handcrafted in Bali. Sustainable. Made to endure.

Shop from our collections today and find the piece that speaks to you, or explore our story to see how intention shapes our craft.