A 925 sterling silver necklace built from mixed chain sections - rounded links beside finer chain - with loose silver fragments hanging along the length.

Maya Noach works from what she calls the void - empty space as a starting point - and assembles each piece by hand at her Tel Aviv studio. The hook clasp is shaped at her bench rather than bought as a component, and the hammer marks on its textured surface are left visible. She calls her pieces talismans - "a talisman, a touchstone."