Lotts Earrings

Lotts earrings draw their form from one of the most ancient and universal beliefs in the world: the idea that small stones hold spirits. In Shinto tradition, the kami — the sacred presences that inhabit the natural world — can dwell in particular objects.

A smooth river stone, rounded by water over centuries, is one of the most sacred such objects: its form is the result of long and patient natural process, its surface carries the memory of the water that shaped it, and its presence suggests a life older than any living creature nearby.

These stones, called suiseki in Japanese tradition, are collected and placed on altars as objects of contemplation and reverence. As a result, the pebble is not merely decorative in Shinto thought: it is a container for presence.

Furthermore, Celtic tradition held a parallel understanding: certain stones were marked as sacred, carved with spirals and placed at sacred sites, venerated as dwelling places for the spirit of the land. Both traditions found the same quality in the same form.

The Lotts earrings are named for that convergence: the smooth, organic, rounded form that both the ancient Irish and the ancient Japanese understood as worthy of reverence.

The Design of the Lotts Earrings

The Lotts earrings translate the sacred pebble into 18k gold. Each piece is an organic, rounded drop — a smooth form that follows no strict geometry but carries the same resolved quality as a water-worn stone, the sense of something that has found its final shape.

The surface carries an organic gold texture: fine, subtle, caught between smooth and worked, the way a sacred stone sits between the natural and the human-touched.

As a result, the Lotts earrings read as both simple and serious, like objects that have been handled for a long time and have absorbed some quality from the handling.

The Spirit in the Stone

The organic, rounded form is the soul of this design. Specifically, the absence of hard edges or geometric precision gives the earring the quality of something made by time rather than by tools. Worn as drops, the Lotts earrings swing gently from the hook, their smooth surfaces catching and releasing the light as the wearer moves.

Furthermore, the organic gold texture adds depth to the surface without adding visual noise, so the earrings reward close attention without demanding it. In this way, they carry the quality the suiseki tradition values most: the sense that something quiet is present in the form, waiting to be noticed by those who have the patience to look.

Lotts Earrings in 18k Gold

In rose gold the rounded drop glows with warmth, the organic surface reading rich and alive like a stone turned in firelight. In white gold the Lotts earrings turn cool and luminous, the texture catching light with the clarity of a stone lifted from cold water. In yellow gold they radiate with full golden intensity — the most direct echo of the sacred quality both traditions found in their stones: the sense that gold, like the pebble, carries something that does not diminish. Whichever metal you choose, the form holds its stillness.

Craftsmanship and 3D Precision

Each Lotts earring was developed in 3D modeling software and brought to life through precision 3D printing and meticulous hand-finishing. The organic rounded form demands digital modeling: the shape must read as naturally resolved rather than arbitrarily rounded, the surface texture must be consistent across both earrings so the pair reads as matched, and the hook must be positioned so the drop hangs at the correct angle.

Hand-finishing then polishes the high points to a shine while preserving the texture’s depth. This is the precision that only the Friszman MD process can deliver reliably.

A Made-to-Order Piece

Like every Friszman MD creation, the Lotts earrings are made to order and hand-finished in 18k gold. Explore the full earrings collection to see how each design draws its form from the world’s great traditions. You can also explore the Shinto spirit traditions of Japan in the woodblock print collections of the Library of Congress.