Sleeves Magazine August 2016 | Page 90

ROCK VAULT 2016/17 RECIPIENTS The Rock Vault installation will be located in the Designer Showrooms at Brewer Street Car Park during London Fashion Week, 16th – 20th September 2016, and will preview the latest collections of newcomers Daou Jewellery and Frances Wadsworth Jones, who join existing recipients COMPLETEDWORKS, Lily Kamper, Rachel Boston and Shimell & Madden. COMPLETEDWORKS About: COMPLETEDWORKS is a fine jewellery brand based in London and founded in 2013 by siblings Anna and Mark Jewsbury. Artistic Director Anna Jewsbury is responsible for developing collections and defining the brand’s vision and image. Materials & Design: Produced in 18ct gold, Anna explains that ‘the Fluid collection is an exploration into the mutability of forms. The pieces were first created on a larger scale from lengths of rolled clay that were manipulated and kneaded by hand. The imperfections and displacements of form are entirely intentional.’ Stocklists: Kultia Jewellery (Greece) | Latest Revival (USA) | SHOWStudio | Sloane Museum. Price Range: £400 - £4000 Digital: completedworks.com | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter DAOU JEWELLERY About: Dalia Daou is the third generation designer and director now reviving Daou Jewellery. Founded in 1930, Daou has been worn by the likes of Brigitte Bardot and Grace Kelly and was honoured with a royal appointment. Dalia combines her fine jewellery heritage with a post-graduate Physics degree and training at Central Saint Martins and the Gemological Institute of America. Materials & Design: Daou jewellery is formed in 18ct solid white, yellow and rose gold, uses precious and semi-precious stones and is made to the highest quality in London and Italy. Dalia describes her new season designs as ‘a little more avant-garde and Phoenix-inspired moving to more feminine forms and with a return to kaleidoscope coloured stones.’ Stocklists: Aurum Gems (Middle East) | Manfredi Style (Italy) | La Maison Couture Price Range: £350 - £7,400 Digital: daoujewellery.com | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter FRANCES WADSWORTH JONES About: After completing her degree in Silversmithing and Jewellery at Glasgow School of Art, Frances returned to her home town, London, to study at the Royal College of Art where she graduated with both the CONRAN Foundation Award and the International Marzee Graduation Prize. Materials & Design: Frances’ collections have been inspired by London pigeons, destructed pearls and insects. For her latest Thieves collection ‘traditional forms are given a surreal twist, as tiny golden ants threaten to dismantle the jewellery and run away with the glittering gems’. Stocklists: Flow Gallery | Galerie Marzee (Netherlands) | Galerie Pont & Plas (Belguim) Price Range: £1,400 (average) Digital: franceswadsworthjones.com | Instagram | Facebook