NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Brazilian designer Catherine Clarke transforms stainless steel into a symbol of time and space for her Pret-a-Porter collection. She designs a square bracelet that exudes modern elegance, while threads of stainless steel evoke continuous movement. Tourmaline provides a tantalizing accent as its conveys the power of nature with its three distinct colors. Artisan Info: Catherine Clarke was born in Sao Paulo, and graduated in Humanities. She then studied goldsmith, Jewelry Design and Gemology. Today, she devotes her time to the theories of art as a base for her contemporary designs. Catherine has received Brazilian and international renown through many awards, including the 2001 Pearl Design Contest sponsored by the Japanese government, and the Swiss Europa Star's "2002 Achievements in Inventiveness." The designer was invited by the Foreign Ministry in 2001 to participate with her conceptual jewelry in a governmental program to promote Brazil and its design in other countries. The following year, she was nominated as one of the best Designers of Today, by the editors of Couture International Jeweler magazine. Catherine has held exhibitions in South America, Europe, Japan, and the United States. She recently partook in the 1st Brazilian Design Biennial, and in the Gemological Institute