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THE SCENT OF A STONE
VANACCI’S PERFUMED JEWELLERY
The Scent of a Stone
Vanacci’s Perfumed Jewellery
Design focused Leeds accessories brand, Vanacci, has developed a new range of jewellery which makes
full use of the wearer’s perfumes with an innovative, absorbent material it has named the Lockstone.
SHEKINA TUAHENE sits down with creators James Whitfield and Sean Sykes to get the science
their favourite scent and make it
last all day. The ‘Lockstone’ range
incorporates a patented material
which absorbs moisture and has
the ability to hold the aroma of a
perfume for many hours.
The
discovery
of
these
properties was an accident for
the designers of the product –
TEAM NIGHTFALL L-R SEAN SYKES, RYAN WARD, JAMES WHITFIELD
August 2017 | jewelleryfocus.co.uk
James Whitfield, Ryan Ward and
Sean Sykes. Whitfield explains:
“The idea behind Lockstone
was a happy accident. When we
were talking, we started to play
with new materials and started
to develop [one] that absorbs
moisture.” The trio then started
looking at other products in the
market and began to develop
something that could not be
found elsewhere. From there,
they decided to create jewellery
which had the material integrated
into it. “Usually the bracelets
which have charms attached to
them,” says Whitfield, “[and]
you put the stones inside them
but we’ve actually formed the
Lockstone so it can sit on the
bracelets themselves.”
As the only style of jewellery
that features the Lockstone in this
way, the Leeds-based company
has patented the material which
is described as a “microporous
structure”, similar to a sponge,
but at “nanoscale”. It then draws
the moisture in from the desired
perfume which is then transferred
from the surface into the stone.
The Lockstone’s absorbent
properties are not the only unique
feature of the range however.
Vanacci uses the solar system
for inspration in all of its ranges,
and the Lockstone collection in
particular continues this thread.
Whitfield explains that the range
uses the solar system and the
lunar cycle as its muse, focusing
on the “symbolic transition”
from day to night.
‘‘
The science-
backed design
has a feature
which allows
the wearer to
enhance the
piece with
their favourite
scent
‘‘
A
t a time when consumer-
targeted accessories are
expected to do more
than look pretty, the fragranced
jewellery
collection
from
accessories brand Vanacci is a new
twist. The science-backed design
has a feature which allows the
wearer to enhance the piece with
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