SARA GUNN
Sara Gunn is a London-based jewellery designer and finalist for New Designer of the Year in the 2015 UK Jewellery Awards. Sara graduated from the Sir John Cass School of Art and Design in 2012 with first-class honours and has worked from her studio at Cockpit Arts in Holborn since winning the 2013 Cockpit Arts/Clear Insurance Award.
Inspired by everything around her; from urban landscapes and the less glamorous side of city life to organic forms and the cells that make us who we are, Sara combines textured leather and metal to create tactile pieces that are at once gritty and sensual. She draws inspiration for her current collections from microscopic details within the body and London’s urban landscape. The texture characteristic of her jewellery is created through acid etching and embossing, using hand drawn and photographic images.
Each piece of jewellery is individually hand made by Sara. It is also possible to order colour variations or commission a unique piece.
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SKIN TEXTURED SEMI-CIRCLE STUDS
£110 – £130Select optionsBy SARA GUNN
Semi-circular stud earrings featuring patterns based on skin textures. Etched metal and embossed leather combine to create unique and beautifully textured pieces.
These earrings have a sterling silver post and butterfly and are plated with either sterling silver or 18 karats yellow gold. A dramatic slice of black vegetable-tanned leather runs through the center. The studs are lightweight and ideal for everyday wear.
Please note these earrings are handmade to order, please allow 2 weeks for delivery.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 23mm long x 2.5mm wide
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SOUVENIR PYRAMID STUD EARRINGS
£165 – £185Select optionsBy SARA GUNN
These large pyramid-shaped stud earrings are textured using photographs of London. Handmade from sterling silver, they are gold-plated to highlight the textures and are available in plain silver, gold plated and oxidized silver options.
The earrings are part of the ‘Souvenir’ collection, which combines urban textures and architectural shapes in a collection of earrings, pendants, rings, and cufflinks; all textured using photographs of London. Glimpses of Victorian terraces, glass and steel office buildings, graffiti and shop-fronts are etched into sterling silver to catch a brief moment in time – a souvenir of the fast-changing city landscape.
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Ejing Zhang
ALL HIS/HER WORKSEjing Zhang graduated from the Royal College of Art with a MA in Textiles Design specialising in Mixed Media. She is highly influenced and driven by colour and texture which is seen in her work through an array of vibrant colour pallets, thought out material combinations and pattern creations. She has had work experience with prestigious companies like Mercedes Benz
Advanced Design Studio, Givenchy, Alexander McQueen etc.
The studio of Ejing Zhang was founded in 2014 and based in central London- Cockpit Arts Holborn.
Through the combination of thread, wood and resin, Ejing Zhang Studio creates intricate jewellery by highlighting a cross section of the mixed media resin tile, revealing its abstract and detailed core. All the tiles are hand poured and finished in their London based studio making each and every piece completely unique.
This unusual process was spotted by WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) in 2013 when Zhang was commissioned to create the trophies for the Global Fashion Awards held in the Victoria and Albert Museum London.
Ejing Zhang Studio is excited about collaborations and experiments, so if you have any ideas or thoughts, or just want to say hello, please do get in touch we’d love to hear from you! -
YENCHEN & YAWEN
Read moreYen Chen and Ya-Wen both graduated from Royal College of Art in Design Product and Textile in 2014 and 2012. Yen Chen is interested in how material, craft, and computing technology could come together to influence design and Ya Wen’s area of expertise is creating innovative rich combinations of various raw materials and colors.
Their works merge between craft and technology and focus on curating lifestyle and enrich aesthetics of life through their creation.
Yenchenyawen Studio Based in London and Taipei, the studio designs and makes handcrafted objects in which unorthodox material combinations are manipulated by traditional and experiment founded in 2015
