TREND-WATCH
Laura Visentin
mark a career in the military, so
the Valour Band is made of highly
polished British stainless steel, with
modular parts of tough scratch-
free sapphire glass and a tough
magnetic clasp. The buyer selects a
core bracelet size, and customises
with the links of their choice.
More importantly, the bracelets
are designed, manufactured
and hand assembled in Great
Britain, as they are produced
with the Royal British Legion’s
social enterprise, Britain’s Bravest
Manufacturing Company, a
partnership that ensures each
purchase is supporting those
whom the Legions supports.
Each Valour Band comes in a
presentation box with a Certificate
of Authenticity.
(www.valourband.com)
Pure London, from 11-13
February, is one of this month’s
many fashion related events,
launching the new Accessories
Concept, highlighting emerging
jewellery brands that are ‘ones to
watch’: Italian jewellery designer
Laura Visentin, the daughter of a
Galerie Marzee
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David Clarke
painter and sculptor father who
has channelled her love of art
into creating contemporary metal
jewellery; handcrafted and laser cut
jewellery by London-based Rosa
Pietsch, and Binkevich Jewellery,
with a striking Soft Pearl Collection.
New to the Premium
Accessories area this season is
the quirky Les Neirides, and
its sister brand N2, Carla M
Jewellery, and new collections
from JOOMAY, with wearable
art pieces, Copenhagen’s Dansk
Smykkekunst, and Ana Popova,
from Moldova.
(www.purelondon.com)
At London Fashion Week
from 16-20 February, Rachel
Boston, an award-winning young
designer is showing her new bridal
collections: Adstrum, inspired
by classic diamonds “updated
for the modern woman using
my signature geometric cuts”. “I
use angular halos and borders to
change the shape of the central
stone and create something
elegant but with edge,” she
says. The Without Beginning,
‘Without End’ collection includes
her favourite grey diamonds,
celebrating “the beauty in the
imperfect”, and combining them
with small white diamonds
for a subtle contrast. (www.
rachelboston.co.uk)
(www.londonfashionweek.co.uk)
Collect, presented by the
Crafts Council, is at the
Saatchi Gallery from 22-25
February, with 39 galleries
from across the world showing
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At London
Fashion Week
from 16-20
February,
Rachel Boston,
an award-
winning
young
designer is
showing her
new bridal
collections
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the work of hundreds of artist
makers, including a wealth
of outstanding contemporary
jewellery.
Galerie Marzee, founded in
1978 is the world’s largest gallery
for contemporary jewellery, with a
dynamic programme of exhibitions
and a permanent Marzee collection.
This year their selected artists here
include the UK designer Christopher
Thompson-Royds, with pieces
from his Natura Morta collection –
displayed in small vases, the flower
heads of each stem of wild flowers
can be taken off to be worn as
earrings, or a pendant, or brooch.
His wedding tiara of 3D flowers in
18ct gold plate and hand painting,
to commission so that it can be
matched to the dress, served as the
starting point for this collection,
a successful collaboration with
the prestigious bridal designer
Hermione de Paula. He will also
have a solo show at Galerie Marzee
from 25 March -12 May.
(www.marzee.nl)
Goldsmiths’ Fair is showing
here for the first time, with a
selection of the most exciting
designer-makers, both established
and emerging, working in
precious metal today. London
based Gallery SO also presents a
distinguished line-up of designers.
JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery
Fair, the main art jewellery event
in Barcelona, shows here for the
first time, an opportunity to see
some of its international designers
in London.
(www.collect2018.org.uk).
February 2018 | jewelleryfocus.co.uk