Two lives, two lines.
Connected by magic
Marriage forges a bond of love between two people. Often, it will only be after a couple has been together for quite some time that they have reached this point. But marriage is not a final destination. The opposite is true. It is the beginning of two lives fusing together to become a close team. Two lives, two lines - with a magical tension running between them. What could be more beautiful than to express this magic tangibly in the shape of a ring?
JOINE Wedding Rings
Design by Maarten Baptist
Image by JOINE
However you look at it, it is logical because rings and weddings have been connected to each other for centuries. It is believed that in ancient times a ring might have served as the link of a chain that was used by men to take along the wife they just bought. A happier tale is that of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, who saw the ring as a symbol of eternity, love and happiness, without an ending or a beginning.
The gold from which a ring is usually made expresses the value of love. Its seamlessness symbolises a never-ending connection and, according to a traditional folk tale, we wear this ring on our ring finger because it has been said that a nerve ending runs from this finger straight to the heart! In short: with all the symbolism surrounding it, no one could possibly ever consider this ring as a mere object. The more symbolism it carries the more special it becomes. This is why Maarten Baptist adds a bit of magic to these wedding rings. Time for a new, more contemporary symbolism.
Why should a ring be smooth and polished, when a wedding is not more than a sketch of what life can become with the passing of the years? And why are its lines fixed and round, when there is no such thing as a relationship without bumps and curves? This is exactly why Maarten Baptist asks the future husband and wife to draw their own rings: on paper and loosely drawn. The female circle will become the inside of the ring, and the outside will be the man's ring. Two lines: a symbol of two lives; connected by the valuable gold between them. These two lines could never be united without the magical space between them. A capricious unity, because there will always be times when two people are closer to each other than at other times.
Marriage is more than forging a bond of love between two people. It is also a unique union, which has no equal in all the world. It can only be logical that rings symbolising this could not be anything else.
© Rachel Sloven
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JOINE Wedding Rings
Design by Maarten Baptist
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