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Drawing inspiration from the landscaped gardens of William Kent and
Capability Brown, the exotic menagerie’s of George Stubbs and Jacques-
Laurent Agasse, and the writings of William Shakespeare, Phillip Pullman,
Lewis Carrol and Frances Hodgson Burnett (amongst others),
Tessa Packard’s new ‘Once upon A Time’ collection aims to bring to
life the “weird and wonderful flowers and creatures” that would reside in
Tessa’s imagined garden.
Once Upon a Time in My Secret Garden will comprise of a selection of
earrings, rings, necklaces, charms and cufflinks. Just as the 18th Century
English garden presented an idealised view of nature, here too one
sees restraint and stylisation in both colour and form, with all pieces
limited to a six-tone palette of gold, verdigris, gunmetal grey, pure white,
sunflower yellow and black.
Tessa notes: “As a child who spent most of my time outdoors creating
magical fairy kingdoms out of leaves and twigs, it is perhaps no surprise
that the influence of Romanticism and the great dreamers before me
have captured my imagination in this way. Men like Capability Brown
sought to recreate the bucolic English countryside in a garden. This is
my interpretation of an imagined garden in miniature, wearable form.”
Fine jewellery brand, Nadine Aysoy, has unveiled six new additions
to its celebrated ‘Celeste’ collection.
The Celeste collection has been inspired by art, sculptures and
ancient Chinese tradition, using smooth disks of White Jade,
which signifies harmony, courage and unconditional love; the
stone is also said to have “powerful healing energies” that make
challenges seem easier, and “a troubled mind feel calmer”.
The collection is an embodiment of tradition reimagined; a nod to
ancient Chinese heritage and values, but with a modern twist for
the 21st Century woman. Celeste is also interlinked with Nadine
Aysoy’s other collections, having brought the brands ‘Tsarina’
design inside each piece.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“As expected, the first quarter was characterised by
continued weak like-for-like further burdened by our
deliberate commercial reset.”
That’s what Anders Boyer, CFO of Pandora, said after the
jewellery retailer reported ‘weak’ financial results for the
first quarter of 2019, which saw total like-for-like sales-out
growth decline by 10%
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