The collection is filled with high-end, hybrid creations in the spirit of Victor Frankenstein's humanoid monster from the classic Mary Shelley novel.

Solange Azagury-Partridge’s latest jewelry collection is a monster mash-up — high-end, hybrid creations that are sharp-edged, sculptural and ravishing from every one of their weird angles.

Called “Frankenstone,” it’s filled with chunky rock crystal creations, some set with tiny diamonds; colorful gemstones with hacked-off edges, and necklaces and rings patchworked together from yellow gold, black enamel and cognac-colored diamonds in the spirit of Victor Frankenstein’s humanoid monster.

This is not the first subversive collection from Azagury-Partridge, who regularly draws on science, philosophy, religion, Greek myth and the antique world for inspiration. The designer thrives on “visual chaos,” and only wants to create pieces that are “meaningful, or if I can change the conversation a little bit,” she said.

Azagury-Partridge sees jewelry as a blank canvas, and feels like she has the freedom to draw anything on it. “Designing is like occupational therapy for me. I need to keep my creative brain interested and happy,” the designer added.

With this latest collection she wanted to play with the idea of classic diamond cuts — emerald, marquise and pear — wondering why they all have to be symmetrical or conform to tradition. “I wanted to cut them imperfectly — deliberately,” the designer said.

Her “Splits” gold-faceted rings are set with gemstones, some of which look like they’ve been broken apart to reveal the insides.

A green tourmaline ring looks as if it’s been cracked in half, while another features small rubies assembled into a marquise shape.

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