Fountain

“By the Fountain” (Lähteellä) is one of the best-loved poems of Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), the national poet of Finland. Its delicate imagery of Finnish nature in its summer splendour has also been set to music. “Oh fountain lovely, near thy side, into thy depths I gaze, as clouds above cast shadowy forms across thy limpid face.” Runeberg’s verse has inspired designer Kirsti Doukas, whose Fountain jewellery features topaz, a gemstone that glitters and shimmers like moonbeams reflecting from clear water. The gem’s silver setting resembles a calm water surface. The Fountain jewellery is a tribute to honour the 200th anniversary of Runeberg’s birth.