Wallace Chan carves humans into precious stone - BBC News

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It took Wallace Chan 13 years to invent a technique of his own: the Wallace Cut, a way of carving a human face into a precious stone.
His fans range from the Princess of Monaco to the Hollywood actress Salma Hayek. The Hong Kong artist started work as a sculptor's apprentice aged 16, and went on to develop what has become known as the Wallace Cut, in which he carves designs inside precious stones. Behind every piece of jewellery lies a story. So what's the tale behind his latest design, a necklace featuring the largest purple sapphire in the world?

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