WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT? I am currently playing with new ideas for an autumn collection. I have a fascination with ovals at the moment and I am experimenting in the workshop with wire to create pattern and volume. I am always drawn to simple shapes and clean lines, its a repeat […]
I’m often asked about my influences and how I come up with a design….and with the arrival of the registration of my official Trademark, it seemed appropriate to tell you the story of my ‘Crown Rings”. My Grandmother was a great collector of jewellery and in particular a designer from the 1960’s called John Donald. […]
Every year, Hebden Bridge comes alive with a wonderful 2 week long Arts Festival that is curated by an Arts Festival Director and a dedicated team of volunteers. Without this annual event, Hebden simply wouldn’t be the same. The programme of events is bursting with creativity, and you can enjoy music, dance, theatre, poetry, painting, […]
It’s a revolution in the jewellery industry. A tidal wave of designers have embraced the huge advances in 3D printing technology and are creating pieces of amazing jewellery that break all the rules. Shapes that would be impossible for even the most talented goldsmith can be printed layer by layer in an astonishing array of […]
Stilnest are a group of university friends who got together to harness their skills in marketing, design and 3D printing. Effectively, they are a Berlin-based Publishing House for Designer Jewellery. Handling production and packaging of pieces and collections of jewellery from around the world, they allow designers from around the world to focus deeply on the […]
Aiming to find jewellery that is innovative, and that we love, in the hope that our customers love it too, Dawn and I set off early doors of Friday last week to Europe’s finest jewellery show – Inorghenta in Munich. Massively impressed by the flair and confidence that the designers and jewellers had, we found […]
O Clock landed in Hebden Bridge in 2014, and we’ve sold hundreds of combinations to adoring collectors since. O Clock is a funky Italian brand of watches that has created an irresistable pallette of colours and the easiest way possible to interchange faces and straps. Unfortunately, if you’ve got collector-traits deep within your psyche or […]
What more could we have asked for? A beautiful sunny day in April, along with a shop brimming with exciting jewellery, delightful customers (new and old), a wonderful staff team, crisp Prosecco, enigmatic jewellers Nicky Morris and Alex Goodman, and the list goes on. Here’s a few photos from the 2015 New Designer jewellery Event, […]
Every year, Element are proud to invite our customers to a Spring Designer Jewellery Exhibition that launches several new collections of jewellery. This year is no exception, and we can’t wait to share brand new work from the UK’s and Europe’s finest and most innovative jewellery. SATURDAY 18 APRIL 25 MARKET STREET, HEBDEN BRIDGE Win […]
Now there’s a Prize worth going for …… £1000 hamper bursting with treasures from Hebden Bridges favourite and most cherished independants. Read on to find out how to have a chance of winning …. it’s so easy! Every time you spend at least £5 in a shop, cafe, restaurant or pub in Hebden Bridge in December […]