"My work takes me around the world from Australia to the mountains of Peru, but I always have a bit of my punky Birmingham youth with me: star bracelets from Beadesaurus.

They're only cheap plastic, so I have to replace them all the time. This picture was taken in New York and shows a green and black bracelet sent across the Atlantic by my friend Katie. As a jeweller, she's unimpressed by my low-budget tastes..."

Matt Finch, London