Makers' Stories
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Nature’s Bounty: Jewellery Designer Catherine Fiabane on Capturing the Scottish Wilderness
Posted by Rae Gellel on
For Scottish jewellery designer Catherine Fiabane, the beauty of nature lies in its unpredictability. Through irregular textures and soft, flowing forms hand-carved in wax, Catherine seeks to mirror this sense of something untameable and organic for her brand, The Lane Fine Jewellery.
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Nature’s Bounty: Jewellery Designer Catherine Fiabane on Capturing the Scottish Wilderness
Posted by Rae Gellel on
For Scottish jewellery designer Catherine Fiabane, the beauty of nature lies in its unpredictability. Through irregular textures and soft, flowing forms hand-carved in wax, Catherine seeks to mirror this sense of something untameable and organic for her brand, The Lane Fine Jewellery.
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Generational Shifts: Jewellery Designer Pinar Kaya De Biasio on Subverting Family Traditions
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For over a decade, Pinar Kaya De Biasio enjoyed a stable career as a psychologist, until a more creative path began to beckon. This journey culminated in the launch of Shoreditch-based fine jewellery brand Pikaya Jewellery, notable for its ethical practices and sculptural, fluid pieces.
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Generational Shifts: Jewellery Designer Pinar Kaya De Biasio on Subverting Family Traditions
Posted by Rae Gellel on
For over a decade, Pinar Kaya De Biasio enjoyed a stable career as a psychologist, until a more creative path began to beckon. This journey culminated in the launch of Shoreditch-based fine jewellery brand Pikaya Jewellery, notable for its ethical practices and sculptural, fluid pieces.
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Jewellery for the Digital Age: How Xinyi Chen is Turning E-Waste into Bodily Adornment
Posted by Rae Gellel on
The digital world and the physical world collide with Maze, Xinyi Chen’s collection of bold, futuristic choker necklaces in show-stopping colours. Xinyi combines e-waste sourced from Chinese Recycling Centres with precious stones, and traditional jewellery-making technique.
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Jewellery for the Digital Age: How Xinyi Chen is Turning E-Waste into Bodily Adornment
Posted by Rae Gellel on
The digital world and the physical world collide with Maze, Xinyi Chen’s collection of bold, futuristic choker necklaces in show-stopping colours. Xinyi combines e-waste sourced from Chinese Recycling Centres with precious stones, and traditional jewellery-making technique.
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The Islanda Collection: An Ode to Ancient Cultures
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Halina Mutinta of Halina Mutinta Jewellery is a Brighton-based jeweller who draws deep from her Sub-Saharan roots to create contemporary gold jewellery inspired by ancient cultures, particularly the custom of expressing oneself through bold and beautiful bodily adornment.
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The Islanda Collection: An Ode to Ancient Cultures
Posted by Rae Gellel on
Halina Mutinta of Halina Mutinta Jewellery is a Brighton-based jeweller who draws deep from her Sub-Saharan roots to create contemporary gold jewellery inspired by ancient cultures, particularly the custom of expressing oneself through bold and beautiful bodily adornment.
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Fetching the forgotten: How Jo Boateng rediscovered her roots through jewellery-making
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Among the Akan people of Ghana, the concept of Sankofa means retrieving the lost parts of oneself for greater happiness, and wisdom in the present. For jewellery designer Jo Boateng, Sankofa has meant rediscovering the colour and vibrancy of her native culture.
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Fetching the forgotten: How Jo Boateng rediscovered her roots through jewellery-making
Posted by Rae Gellel on
Among the Akan people of Ghana, the concept of Sankofa means retrieving the lost parts of oneself for greater happiness, and wisdom in the present. For jewellery designer Jo Boateng, Sankofa has meant rediscovering the colour and vibrancy of her native culture.