Genesis of jewellery range is a rather curious tail

Wearable Biology’s jewellery wins Emer Roberts accessory designer of the year award

Emer Roberts’s jewellery captures the distinctive surface detail of rats’ tailsFergal Phillips

Sculptor Emer Roberts has taken her artistic interest in the natural world to a commercial audience with a range of jewellery inspired by the contentious relationship between man and rat.

“I was always interested in trying to entice people into liking rats, I’m not sure why,” said Roberts, who designed the jewellery after completing a master’s degree in sculpture at the National College of Art and Design. “Rats bring out an awful lot ...